*wrakjô

Runic: ᚹᚱᚨᚲᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈwrɑk.jɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

  1. an exile, one who is persecuted or displaced, fugitive
  2. a warrior

Etymology

From *wrekaną (‘to pursue’) + *-jô.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.wrakjôwrakjaniz
Acc.wrakjanųwrakjanunz
Gen.wrakjinizwrakjanǫ̂
Dat.wrakjiniwrakjammaz
Inst.wrakjinēwrakjammiz
Voc.wrakjôwrakjaniz

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Descendants

  • *wrakkjō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • garciō (Medieval Latin)
    • wrekkio (Old Saxon)
  • *wrakkjō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *recko (Old Dutch)
      • recke (Middle Dutch)
  • *wrakkjō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wræċċa, wreċċa (Old English)
      • wrecche (Middle English)
        • wretch (English)
        • wratch, wretch, werch, warch (Scots)
  • *wrakkjō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • reccho, *wreccheo, wreccho, hrechjo, wrecko, recko (Old High German)
      • reche, recke (Middle High German)
        • Recke (German)
        • recke (Middle Low German)

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