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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman wrek, itself borrowed from Old Norse *vrek.
Pronunciation
Noun
wrek (plural wreks)
- wreck
Descendants
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Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse *vrek, related to reka (“to push, drive”).
Noun
wrek oblique singular, m (oblique plural wres, nominative singular wres, nominative plural wrek)
- (Anglo-Norman) shipwreck
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