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vreka

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, whence also Old English wrecan (English wreak), Old High German rehhan, Old Saxon wrekan, Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (wrikan).

Verb

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vreka

  1. to drive (away), to chase away
  2. to avenge, take vengeance
    • 800s, Anonymous, Vafþrúðnismǫ́l (‘the speeches of Vafþrúðnir’), stanza 2
      Ulfr glęypa / mun Aldafǫðr,
      þess mun Víðarr vreka;
      kalda kjapta / hann klyfja mun
      vitnis vígi at.
      The wolf will swallow the father of men <= Óðinn>; Víðarr will avenge that. The cold jaws he will cleave at the fight with the wolf.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of vreka — active (strong class 5)
infinitive vreka
present participle vrekandi
past participle vrekinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular vrek vrak vreka vræka
2nd person singular vrekr vrakt vrekir vrækir
3rd person singular vrekr vrak vreki vræki
1st person plural vrekum vrákum vrekim vrækim
2nd person plural vrekið vrákuð vrekið vrækið
3rd person plural vreka vráku vreki vræki
imperative present
2nd person singular vrek
1st person plural vrekum
2nd person plural vrekið
Conjugation of vreka — mediopassive (strong class 5)
infinitive vrekask
present participle vrekandisk
past participle vrekizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular vrekumk vrákumk vrekumk vrækumk
2nd person singular vreksk vrakzk vrekisk vrækisk
3rd person singular vreksk vraksk vrekisk vrækisk
1st person plural vrekumsk vrákumsk vrekimsk vrækimsk
2nd person plural vrekizk vrákuzk vrekizk vrækizk
3rd person plural vrekask vrákusk vrekisk vrækisk
imperative present
2nd person singular vreksk
1st person plural vrekumsk
2nd person plural vrekizk

Derived terms

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  • rek (jetsum; prosecution)
  • rekhvalr (a whale drifted ashore)
  • reki (jetsum; persecution; driver)
  • rekingr (wretch)
  • rǿkr (deserving to be driven out)

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: reka
  • Faroese: reka
  • Norwegian: reke
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: reka
  • Old Swedish: vræka, rwæka
  • Danish: vrage
  • Gutnish: bräkä