wrecca

Old English

Alternative forms

• wræċċa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wrakkjō. Cognate with Old Saxon wrekkio, Old High German recko (German Recke (“warrior”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwret.t͡ʃɑ/

Noun

wreċċa m

1. exile, outcast

Usage notes

• This word refers to a person who is exiled. The word for the state of being exiled is wræc.

Declension

Declension of wrecca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wreċċa	wreċċan
accusative	wreċċan	wreċċan
genitive	wreċċan	wreċċena
dative	wreċċan	wreċċum

Descendants

• Middle English: wrecche
  • English: wretch
  • Scots: wratch, wretch, werch, warch