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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Wry(e, Wrie, n. [17th c. Eng. wry (1654).] On, upone wry, a wrie, in a distorted or twisted fashion, not in a straight line, in a fashion making an angle or deflection; awry. 1375 Barb. iv 706.
Thar bemys strekyt ar Othir all ewyn or on wry c1409-1436 Kingis Q. § 73.
The cold[e] stone my hede on wrye I laid 1460 Hay Alex. 1695.
His men him … led out of the pres … his hed hingand on wry c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 175.
With hingit luik ay wallowand upone wry Lyk to ane stark theif glowrand in ane tedder 1513 Doug. ix vii 145.
On hys elbok lenand a litill on wry 1535 Stewart 58645.
Scho … Turnis hir face and luikis vpoune wry, And will nocht luke vpone him with hir ene a1592 Wode's Psalter lxxiii.
My feete began to slide … my steps a wrie gan glide