wray
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See also: wraþ
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- wreye (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English wrayen, wraien, wreien (“to show, make known, accuse”), from Old English wrēġan (“to urge, incite, stir up, accuse, impeach”), from Proto-Germanic *wrōgijaną (“to tell; tell on; announce; accuse”), from Proto-Indo-European *were-, *wrē- (“to tell; speak; shout”). Akin to Dutch wroegen (“to blame”), German rügen (“to reprove”), Swedish röja (“to bewray; reveal; expose”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
wray (third-person singular simple present wrays, present participle wraying, simple past and past participle wrayed)
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