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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†WRENGTH, n. Wrongfulness, injustice.Ayr. 1823 Galt R. Gilhaize II. xxxi.:
Those who would exalt themselves by abetting the strength of the Godless, and the wrength of the oppressors.

[Found also once in Mid.Eng. but prob. formed anew by Galt on the same analogy of strength from strong.]

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