Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
wrecche. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
wrecche, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
wrecche in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
wrecche you have here. The definition of the word
wrecche will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
wrecche, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Middle English
Adjective
wrecche
- wretched
- Mid-1380s, Geoffrey Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde, Book IV, lines 270-273:
- O Troilus, what may men now thee calle
- But wrecche of wrecches, out of honour falle
- Into miserie, in which I wol biwayle
- Criseyde, allas! Til that the breeth me fayle?