- wrégan
- \wrégan1 wv/t1b 1. to excite, stir up; 2. to accuse, impeach
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wrégan
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bewray — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from be + wreyen to accuse, from Old English wrēgan; akin to Old High German ruogen to accuse Date: 13th century archaic divulge, betray … New Collegiate Dictionary
bewray — bewrayer, n. /bi ray /, v.t. Archaic. 1. to reveal or expose. 2. to betray. [1250 1300; ME bewraien, equiv. to be BE + wraien, OE wregan to accuse, c. OHG ruogen (G rügen), Goth wrohjan] * * * … Universalium
wroegan — see wrégan … Old to modern English dictionary
wréhte — past 3rd sing of wrégan … Old to modern English dictionary
wróht — 1. f ( e/ a) blame, reproach, accusation, slander; fault, crime, sin, injustice; strife, enmity, anger, contention, dispute; hurt, injury, calamity, misery; [wrégan]; 2. m ( es/ as) tale bearer … Old to modern English dictionary
bewray — v. a. == betray [by wrye]. Alys. 4377. pret. ‘bi wro.’ O. and N. 673. AS. wregan … Oldest English Words
wrey — v. a. == accuse. Pol. S. 198, 199; part. ‘wreynt.’ Pol. S. 157. AS. wregan … Oldest English Words
bewray — [bē rā′] vt. [ME biwreien < BE , intens. + OE wregan, to inform; akin to Ger rügen, to blame] Archaic to divulge; reveal; betray … English World dictionary
be|wray — «bih RAY», transitive verb. Archaic. 1. to reveal; make known. 2. to betray; expose. ╂[Middle English bewreien < be be + wreien, Old English wrēgan accuse] … Useful english dictionary
