wrætt
Old English
Alternative forms
- wrǣt
- ƿrǣtt — wynn spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wraitijō, perhaps a derivative of Proto-Germanic *wraituz (“fissure; crack; furrow; channel; groove”).
Pronunciation
Noun
wrǣtt f
- ornament, jewel
- 2011, Daniel Remain, "fell ne flæsc: Flæsc and the Poetics of Visibility in the Exeter Book Riddles", ISAS, Madison, pg. 8
- Is þes middangeard missenlicum / wisum gewlitegad wrættum gefrætwad
- This middle-earth is in a variety of manners beautified, adorned with ornaments
- 2011, Daniel Remain, "fell ne flæsc: Flæsc and the Poetics of Visibility in the Exeter Book Riddles", ISAS, Madison, pg. 8
Declension
Declension of wrǣtt (strong ō-stem)