Old English · noun

wroht

Normalised wrōht

Part of speech: noun, masculine / feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /wroːxt/
Syllables: wroːxt (1 syllable)
Modern English: tale-bearer tattle-tale blame accusation reproach calamity injustice slander

wroht1 · noun · masculine/feminine

Senses

blame, accusation, slander; reproach
fault, crime; sin, injustice
enmity, strife, contention; dispute
injury, hurt, calamity, misery

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of wroht
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wrōht	wrōhta wrōhte wrōhtas
Accusative	wrōhte wrōht	wrōhta wrōhte wrōhtas
Genitive	wrōhte wrōhtes	wrōhta
Dative	wrōhte	wrōhtum

wroht2 · noun · masculine

Senses

a tattle-tale, tale-bearer

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of wroht
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wrōht	wrōhtas
Accusative	wrōht	wrōhtas
Genitive	wrōhtes	wrōhta
Dative	wrōhte	wrōhtum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrōhiz, *wrōgiþō (“accusation”), from Proto-Indo-European *were-, *wrē- (“to tell, speak”). Akin to Old Saxon wrōht (“strife”), Gothic (wrōhs, “complaint, accusation”), Old Norse rōg (“quarrel, defamation”), Old English wrēġan (“to accuse, impeach; incite”). More at bewray, betray.

From Proto-Germanic *wrōga- (“tale-bearer, accuser”), from Proto-Indo-European *were-, *wrē- (“to tell, speak”). Akin to Old English wrēġan (“to accuse”).

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