wrecca

Old English

Alternative forms

wræċċa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wrakkjō. Cognate with Old Saxon wrekkio, Old High German recko (German Recke (“warrior”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwret.t͡ʃɑ/

Noun

wreċċa m

exile, outcast

Usage notes

This word refers to a person who is exiled. The word for the state of being exiled is wræc.

Declension

Declension of wrecca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wreċċa	wreċċan
accusative	wreċċan	wreċċan
genitive	wreċċan	wreċċena
dative	wreċċan	wreċċum

Descendants

Middle English: wrecche
- English: wretch
- Scots: wratch, wretch, werch, warch

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