English

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Etymology

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From Middle English wro, wra, from Old Norse , vrá (corner, nook), from Proto-Germanic *wranhō (angle, corner), from Proto-Indo-European *wrenk- (to turn, twist, bend). Cognate with Scots wra, wray (corner, nook), Danish and Swedish vrå (corner, nook, recess).

Noun

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wroo (plural wroos)

  1. A corner; nook.
  2. (UK dialectal) An enclosure in a grass field, in which cattle are penned up at night.