- werhta
- see wyrhta
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wright — (n.) O.E. wryhta, wrihta worker (Northumbrian wyrchta, Kentish werhta), variant of earlier wyhrta, from wyrcan to work (see WORK (Cf. work)). Now usually in combinations (wheelwright, playwright, etc.) or as a common surname. Common West… … Etymology dictionary