wroht

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wroːxt/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wrōhiz, *wrōgiþō (“accusation”), from Proto-Indo-European *were-, *wrē- (“to tell, speak”). Akin to Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐍉𐌷𐍃 (wrōhs, “complaint, accusation”), Old Norse rōg (“quarrel, defamation”), Old English wrēġan (“to accuse, impeach; incite”). More at wray, bewray, betray.

Noun

wrōht f (nominative plural wrōhta or wrōhte)

  1. blame, accusation, slander; reproach
  2. fault, crime; sin, injustice
  3. enmity, strife, contention; dispute
  4. injury, hurt, calamity, misery
Declension

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Derived terms
  • wrōhtlāc

Etymology 2

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

Noun

wrōht m (nominative plural wrōhtas)

  1. a tattle-tale, tale-bearer
Declension

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