wraþ

See also: wray, wrath, and wrað

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (corresponding to past tense of wrīþan). Cognate with Old Saxon wređ (Dutch wreed), Old High German reid, Old Norse reiðr (Danish vred, Swedish vred).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wrɑːθ/

Adjective

wrāþ

1. very angry, irate
2. hostile, savage, violent
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Swā cwæð eardstapa, ·  earfeþa ġemyndiġ,
     wrāþra wælsleahta, · winemǣga hryre:

     So said an earth-stepper, mindful of hardships,
     of wrathful slaughters, of kinsmen fall:

Declension

Declension of wrāþ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wrāþ	wrāþ	wrāþ
Accusative	wrāþne	wrāþe	wrāþ
Genitive	wrāþes	wrāþre	wrāþes
Dative	wrāþum	wrāþre	wrāþum
Instrumental	wrāþe	wrāþre	wrāþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wrāþe	wrāþa, wrāþe	wrāþ
Accusative	wrāþe	wrāþa, wrāþe	wrāþ
Genitive	wrāþra	wrāþra	wrāþra
Dative	wrāþum	wrāþum	wrāþum
Instrumental	wrāþum	wrāþum	wrāþum

Declension of wrāþ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wrāþa	wrāþe	wrāþe
Accusative	wrāþan	wrāþan	wrāþe
Genitive	wrāþan	wrāþan	wrāþan
Dative	wrāþan	wrāþan	wrāþan
Instrumental	wrāþan	wrāþan	wrāþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wrāþan	wrāþan	wrāþan
Accusative	wrāþan	wrāþan	wrāþan
Genitive	wrāþra, wrāþena	wrāþra, wrāþena	wrāþra, wrāþena
Dative	wrāþum	wrāþum	wrāþum
Instrumental	wrāþum	wrāþum	wrāþum

Descendants

• Middle English: wrath, wroth
  • English: wrath, wroth
  • Scots: wraith