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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (corresponding to past tense of wrīþan). Cognate with Old Saxon wređ (Dutch wreed), Old High German reid, Old Norse reiðr (Danish vred, Swedish vred).
Pronunciation
Adjective
wrāþ
- very angry, irate
- hostile, savage, violent
10th century, The Wanderer:Swā cwæð eardstapa, · earfeþa ġemyndiġ,
wrāþra wælsleahta, · winemǣga hryre:- So said an earth-stepper, mindful of hardships,
of wrathful slaughters, of kinsmen fall:
Declension
Declension of wrāþ — Strong
Declension of wrāþ — Weak
Descendants