wrætt

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wraitijō, perhaps a derivative of Proto-Germanic *wraituz (“fissure; crack; furrow; channel; groove”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wræːtt/, [wræːt]

Noun

wrǣtt f

  1. ornament, jewel
    • 2011, Daniel Remain, "fell ne flæsc: Flæsc and the Poetics of Visibility in the Exeter Book Riddles", ISAS, Madison, pg. 8
      Is þes middangeard missenlicum / wisum gewlitegad wrættum gefrætwad
      This middle-earth is in a variety of manners beautified, adorned with ornaments
    Synonyms: frætwe, hyrst, māþum

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative wrǣtt wrǣtta, wrǣtte
accusative wrǣtte wrǣtta, wrǣtte
genitive wrǣtte wrǣtta
dative wrǣtte wrǣttum

Derived terms

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