wræc

wræc

Old English

Alternative forms

• ƿræc

Etymology

From a variant base of wrecan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wræk/

Noun

wræc n (nominative plural wræcu)

1. misery, torment

   Ende næfre ðines wræces weorþeþ.

   Your sufferings will never end.

2. persecution, punishment
3. exile

   Wilfriþ æfter langum wræce wæs eft onfangen on bisceop-had.

   After a long exile, Wilfrith was received back into bishophood. (Bede)

Declension

Declension of wræc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wræc	wræcu
accusative	wræc	wræcu
genitive	wræces	wræca
dative	wræce	wræcum

Derived terms

• English: wrack