vreka

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, whence also Old English wrecan (English wreak), Old High German rehhan, Old Saxon wrekan, Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (wrikan).

Verb

vreka

  1. to drive (away), to chase away
  2. to avenge, take vengeance
    • 800s, Anonymous, Vafþrúðnismǫ́l (‘the speeches of Vafþrúðnir’), stanza 2
      Ulfr glęypa / mun Aldafǫðr,
      þess mun Víðarr vreka;
      kalda kjapta / hann klyfja mun
      vitnis vígi at.
      The wolf will swallow the father of men <= Óðinn>; Víðarr will avenge that. The cold jaws he will cleave at the fight with the wolf.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vreka — active (strong class 5)
infinitive vreka
present participle vrekandi
past participle vrekinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular vrek vrak
2nd-person singular vrekr vrakt
3rd-person singular vrekr vrak
1st-person plural vrekum vrákum
2nd-person plural vrekið vrákuð
3rd-person plural vreka vráku
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vreka vræka
2nd-person singular vrekir vrækir
3rd-person singular vreki vræki
1st-person plural vrekim vrækim
2nd-person plural vrekið vrækið
3rd-person plural vreki vræki
imperative present
2nd-person singular vrek
1st-person plural vrekum
2nd-person plural vrekið
Conjugation of vreka — mediopassive (strong class 5)
infinitive vrekask
present participle vrekandisk
past participle vrekizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular vrekumk vrákumk
2nd-person singular vreksk vrakzk
3rd-person singular vreksk vraksk
1st-person plural vrekumsk vrákumsk
2nd-person plural vrekizk vrákuzk
3rd-person plural vrekask vrákusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular vrekumk vrækumk
2nd-person singular vrekisk vrækisk
3rd-person singular vrekisk vrækisk
1st-person plural vrekimsk vrækimsk
2nd-person plural vrekizk vrækizk
3rd-person plural vrekisk vrækisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular vreksk
1st-person plural vrekumsk
2nd-person plural vrekizk

Derived terms

  • rek (“jetsum; prosecution”)
  • rekhvalr (“a whale drifted ashore”)
  • reki (“jetsum; persecution; driver”)
  • rekingr (“wretch”)
  • rǿkr (“deserving to be driven out”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: reka
  • Faroese: reka
  • Norwegian: reke
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: reka
  • Old Swedish: vræka, rwæka
  • Danish: vrage
  • Gutnish: bräkä
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