niedwracu

Old English

noun

Definitions

(poetic) great suffering, deep distress

Etymology

Compound from Old English nīed + Old English wracu.

Origin

Old English

wracu

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*naudiz Proto-Germanic
*wrakō Proto-Germanic
niedhæs Old English
nīed Old English
wracu Old English
wrǣċ Old English
þreanied Old English
need Middle English
wrake Middle English