From Proto-Germanic *wrōgijaną (“to tell, speak, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *were-, *wrē- (“to tell, speak”). Akin to Old Frisian wrēia (“to accuse”), Old Saxon wrōgian (“to accuse”), Dutch wroegen (“to accuse”), Old High German ruogen (“to accuse”) (German rügen (“to censure, reprimand”)), Old Norse rœgja (“to accuse”) (Swedish röja (“to betray”)), Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wrōhjan, “to accuse”), Old English wrōht (“blame, accusation”). More at bewray, betray.
wrēġan
| infinitive | wrēġan | wrēġenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wrēġe | wrēġde |
| second person singular | wrēġest, wrēġst | wrēġdest |
| third person singular | wrēġeþ, wrēġþ | wrēġde |
| plural | wrēġaþ | wrēġdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wrēġe | wrēġde |
| plural | wrēġen | wrēġden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wrēġ | |
| plural | wrēġaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wrēġende | (ġe)wrēġed | |