Wrain"-bolt` (?), n. Same as Wringbolt.
Wraith (?), n. [Scot. wraith, warth; probably originally, a guardian
angel, from Icel. vörðr a warden, guardian, akin to E. ward. See Ward a
guard.]
1. An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death,
or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal
image. [Scot.]
She was uncertain if it were the gypsy or her wraith.
Sir W. Scott.
O, hollow wraith of dying fame.
Tennyson.
2. Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over the waters;
— called also water wraith. M. G. Lewis.
Wran"gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrangling (?).] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong, Wring.]