wregan

Old English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈwreː.jɑn/

Verb

wrēġan

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of wrēġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	wrēġan	wrēġenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wrēġe	wrēġde
second person singular	wrēġest, wrēġst	wrēġdest
third person singular	wrēġeþ, wrēġþ	wrēġde
plural	wrēġaþ	wrēġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wrēġe	wrēġde
plural	wrēġen	wrēġden
imperative
singular	wrēġ
plural	wrēġaþ
participle	present	past
	wrēġende	(ġe)wrēġed

Related terms

• wrēġendlīċ

Descendants

• Middle English: wreȝen, wreien, wreyen
  • English: wray
  • Scots: wre, wry, wray