wreon

Old English

Alternative forms
  • wrīon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wrīan, *wrīhan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wre͜oːn/

Verb

wrēon

  1. (transitive) to cover (up), put a cover over
  2. (intransitive) to cover, act as covering for

Conjugation
Conjugation of wrēon (strong class 1)
infinitive wrēon wrēonne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wrēo wrāh, wrēah
second person singular wrīehst wrige, wruge
third person singular wrīehþ wrāh, wrēah
plural wrēoþ wrigon, wrugon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wrēo wrige, wruge
plural wrēon wrigen, wrugen
imperative
singular wrēoh
plural wrēoþ
participle present past
wrēonde (ġe)wriġen, (ġe)wrogen

Descendants
  • Middle English: wrihen, wreon, wrien, wryen
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