wregan

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Old English

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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wrēġan

  1. to accuse, impeach, blame
  2. to incite, stir up, excite

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: wreȝen, wreien, wreyen