wregan

Old English

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

  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 wrēġde
second person singular wrēġest, wrēġst wrēġdest
third person singular wrēġeþ, wrēġþ wrēġde
plural wrēġaþ wrēġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wrēġe wrēġde
plural wrēġen wrēġden
imperative
singular wrēġ
plural wrēġaþ
participle present past
wrēġende (ġe)wrēġed

Descendants
  • Middle English: wreȝen, wreien, wreyen
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