wregan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to accuse, impeach, blame
- to incite, stir up, excite
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wrōgijaną (tell, shout, speak, tell on, accuse, announce) derived from Proto-Indo-European *were-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*were-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rügen German
- rügenswert German
- wroegen Dutch, Flemish
- wroeging Dutch, Flemish
- *were- Proto-Indo-European
- *werh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *wrōgijaną Proto-Germanic
- *wrōhiz Proto-Germanic
- röja Swedish
- wrohtsawere Old English
- wrēġan Old English
- wrōht Old English
- rœgja Old Norse
- rægja Icelandic
- wroegen Middle Dutch
- 𐍅𐍂𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐍂𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wruogen Old Dutch
- wrogian Old Saxon
- rydhia Old Swedish
- røghia Old Swedish