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Old English · noun

wræc

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/wræk/
Syllables
wræk (1 syllable)
Modern English
revengewrackwreakexiledvengeanceexilepersecution

wræc1 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. exile (state of being exiled)

  2. misery, torment

  3. persecution, punishment

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of wræc
SingularPlural
Nominative wræcwracu
Accusative wræcwracu
Genitive wræceswraca
Dative wræcewracum

wræc2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. revenge, vengeance

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of wræc
SingularPlural
Nominative wrǣċwrǣċawrǣċe
Accusative wrǣċewrǣċawrǣċe
Genitive wrǣċewrǣċa
Dative wrǣċewrǣċum

wræc3 · verb · inflected form

Senses

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of wrecan

  2. Inflected form of wrecan

All forms (10)

Etymology

From a variant base of wrecan.

From Proto-West Germanic *wrāku, from Proto-Germanic *wrēkō. Cognate with Old Dutch wrāca and Old High German rahha.

Descendants

wrack, wreak

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