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{10} Ah his licome wes se swiðe feble {;} þ̵ he ne mihte noht iþolie þe herdnesse of þe rapes. þa sende me claðes ut of þes kinges huse for to bi {} winden þe rapes. þ̵ his licome þe feble wes ne sc ` e´olde noht wursien.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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[Musical excerpt -- "Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz mit veilchenblauer Seide"]
A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music Henry Edward Krehbiel 1888
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Well, at last they agreed that th 'best way would be to have some sort of a barrel-organ -- one o' thoose that they winden up at th 'side, an' then they play'n o 'theirsel, beawt ony fingerin' or blowin '.
Th' Barrel Organ Edwin Waugh 1853
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The RS3 will have a winden body, which the current S3 doesn't offer.
Top Speed 2010
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Or, according to babelfish: Ik heb de tijd om binnen bij dit het winden van wegen gevergd lang genoeg te wegen en slechts wegens het feit daar was het.
Mandolin Cafe News 2009
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Then the bridesmaids sing their lively chorus, "Wir winden dir den Jungfern-Kranz," so well known by its English title, "A rosy
The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers 1876
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