onwreon

Old English

Alternative forms

  • unwrēon
  • onƿrēon
  • unƿrēon

Etymology

Contraction of earlier form *ondwrīhan, from and- + wrēon, from Proto-Germanic *andawrīhaną, from *wrīhaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈonˌwreːo̯n/

Verb

onwrēon

  1. (transitive) to uncover, reveal, disclose, show, expose
  2. (intransitive) to reveal oneself,

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: unwrīen
    • English: unwry
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