English

Alternative spellings
wreye (obsolete)

Etymology
Old English wregan|wr�ġan, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch wroegen, German rügen, Swedish röja.

Pronunciation
IPA|/reɪ/

Verb
en-verb

1. obsolete To denounce (a person).
2. obsolete To reveal (a secret).

#*Late C14: no thyng dorste he seye, / Save in his songes somwhat wolde he wreye / His wo � Geoffrey Chaucer, �The Franklin's Tale�, Canterbury Tales

1. obsolete To betray.

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