wraca

See also: wrąca and wrącą

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wrāku. Cognate with Old English wrǣc and Old High German rahha.

Noun

wrāca f

1. revenge, vengeance
   • Between 900 and 1000 CE, die Berliner Handschrift [the Berlin manuscript], psalm 57:12 (psalm 58:10 in modern English versions; psalm 58:10 or 58:11 in modern Dutch versions):

     Blithon sal rehlico so he gesiet uuraca.

     The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance.

     *Note that the 'w' was written as 'uu' in Old Dutch.

Inflection

Declension of wrāca (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	wrāca	wrāca, wrācon
accusative	wrāca, wrācon	wrāca, wrācon
genitive	wrācon	wrācono
dative	wrācon	wrācon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: wrake
  • Dutch: wraak

References

• “wrāka”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvra.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -at͡sa
• Syllabification: wra‧ca

Verb

wraca

1. third-person singular present of wracać