wreon

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ƿrēon

Etymology

Contraction of earlier form *wrīhan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīhaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wreːon/

Verb

wrēon

  1. (transitive) to cover (up), put a cover over
  2. (intransitive) to cover, act as covering for

Conjugation
Conjugation of wrēon (strong class 1)
infinitive wrēon tō wrēonne
indicative present past
1st-person singular wrīge wrāh
2nd-person singular wrīhst wrige
3rd-person singular wrīgeþ wrāh
plural wrēoþ wrigon
subjunctive present past
singular wrīge wrige
plural wrīgen wrigen
imperative
singular wrēo
plural wrēoþ
participle present past
wrīgende wrigen
Conjugation of wrēon (strong class 2)
infinitive wrēon tō wrēonne
indicative present past
1st-person singular wrīge wrēah
2nd-person singular wrīhst wruge
3rd-person singular wrīgeþ wrēah
plural wrēoþ wrugon
subjunctive present past
singular wrīge wruge
plural wrīgen wrugen
imperative
singular wrēo
plural wrēoþ
participle present past
wrīgende wrogen

Descendants
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