"wrist" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /wrist/, /wirst/, /wrɛst/ Forms: wrystes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English wrist, wyrst, from Proto-Germanic *wristuz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wrist|wrist, wyrst}} Old English wrist, wyrst, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wristuz}} Proto-Germanic *wristuz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wrist, {{enm-noun|pl=wrystes}} wrist (plural wrystes)
  1. wrist (joint attaching the arm to the hand) Categories (topical): Anatomy, Body parts
    Sense id: en-wrist-enm-noun-Q61pxDGD Disambiguation of Anatomy: 60 40 Disambiguation of Body parts: 62 38 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22
  2. (rare) The joint at the ankle. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wrist-enm-noun-0FWKlMG2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wryst, wryste, wriste, wyrste, wirste, virste, wrest, wreste, wrost

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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