wregan
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿrēġan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wrōgijaną (“to tell, speak, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *were-, *wrē- (“to tell, speak”). Akin to Old Frisian wrēia (“to accuse”), Old Saxon wrōgian (“to accuse”), Dutch wroegen (“to accuse”), Old High German ruogen (“to accuse”) (German rügen (“to censure, reprimand”)), Old Norse rœgja (“to accuse”) (Swedish röja (“to betray”)), Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wrōhjan, “to accuse”), Old English wrōht (“blame, accusation”). More at bewray, betray.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwreːjɑn/
Verb
wrēġan
- to accuse, impeach, blame
- to incite, stir up, excite
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- English: wray, bewray