wregan

Old English

Alternative forms

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 (West Saxon)

  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 wreġde, wrehte
second person singular wrēġest, wrēġst wreġdest, wrehtest
third person singular wrēġeþ, wrēġþ wreġde, wrehte
plural wrēġaþ wreġdon, wrehton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wrēġe wreġde, wrehte
plural wrēġen wreġden, wrehten
imperative
singular wrēġ
plural wrēġaþ
participle present past
wrēġende (ġe)wreġd, (ġe)wreht

Descendants

  • Middle English: wreȝen, wreien, wreyen
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