wray

See also: wraþ

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English wrayen, wraien, wreien (to show, make known, accuse), from Old English wrēġan (to urge, incite, stir up, accuse, impeach), from Proto-Germanic *wrōgijaną (to tell; tell on; announce; accuse), from Proto-Indo-European *were-, *wrē- (to tell; speak; shout). Akin to Dutch wroegen (to blame), German rügen (to reprove), Swedish röja (to bewray; reveal; expose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

wray (third-person singular simple present wrays, present participle wraying, simple past and past participle wrayed)

  1. (obsolete) To denounce (a person).
  2. (obsolete) To reveal (a secret).
  3. (obsolete) To betray.

Anagrams

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