wrætt

Old English

Alternative forms

• wrǣt

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wraitijō, perhaps a derivative of Proto-Germanic *wraituz (“fissure; crack; furrow; channel; groove”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wræːtt/, [wræːt]

Noun

wrǣtt f

1. ornament, jewel
   • 2011, Daniel Remain, "fell ne flæsc: Flæsc and the Poetics of Visibility in the Exeter Book Riddles", ISAS, Madison, pg. 8

     Is þes middangeard missenlicum / wisum gewlitegad wrættum gefrætwad

     This middle-earth is in a variety of manners beautified, adorned with ornaments

   Synonyms: frætwe, hyrst, māþum

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wrǣtt	wrǣtta, wrǣtte
accusative	wrǣtte	wrǣtta, wrǣtte
genitive	wrǣtte	wrǣtta
dative	wrǣtte	wrǣttum

Derived terms

• wrǣtlīċ