wrœgan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Verb
[edit]wrœ̄ġan (Anglian)
- Alternative form of wrēġan
Conjugation
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| infinitive | wrœ̄ġan¹ | wrœ̄ġenne, wrœ̄ġanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wrœ̄ġu, wrœ̄ġe | wrœ̄ġde |
| second person singular | wrœ̄ġes³ | wrœ̄ġdes³ |
| third person singular | wrœ̄ġeþ² | wrœ̄ġde |
| plural | wrœ̄ġaþ² | wrœ̄ġdun, wrœ̄ġdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wrœ̄ġe | wrœ̄ġde |
| plural | wrœ̄ġen | wrœ̄ġden¹¹ |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wrœ̄ġ | |
| plural | wrœ̄ġaþ² | |
| participle | present | past |
| wrœ̄ġende | (ġe)wrœ̄ġed | |
¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence