wræc

Old English

Etymology 1

From a variant base of wrecan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wræk/

Noun

wræc n

  1. exile (state of being exiled)
  2. misery, torment
  3. persecution, punishment
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wræc wracu
accusative wræc wracu
genitive wræces wraca
dative wræce wracum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: wrake, wreke, wrache, wreche (melded with wracu and wrǣċ)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *wrāku, from Proto-Germanic *wrēkō. Cognate with Old Dutch wrāca and Old High German rahha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wræːt͡ʃ/

Noun

wrǣċ f

  1. revenge, vengeance
Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative wrǣċ wrǣċa, wrǣċe
accusative wrǣċe wrǣċa, wrǣċe
genitive wrǣċe wrǣċa
dative wrǣċe wrǣċum
Descendants
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