outwrest

outwrest
To pull out forcibly; to yank out.

my engreeued mind could find no rest, / Till that the truth thereof I did outwrest [...].


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  • Outwrest — Out*wrest , v. t. To extort; to draw from or forth by violence. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • outwrest — outwrestˈ transitive verb (Spenser) To extort • • • Main Entry: ↑out …   Useful english dictionary

  • engrieved — adjective Hurt, grieved, pained. my engreeued mind could find no rest, / Till that the truth thereof I did outwrest [...] …   Wiktionary

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