[ Wreche], sb. vengeance, misery, S, S2, C2, C3; wrache, S; wræche, S; wreke, S2; wrake, S2, PP; wrac, S2; wrick, S2. Comb.: wrakful, full of vengeance, S2.—AS. wracu, vengeance, misery, also wræc, exile, misery. See [Wreken].

[ Wreken], v. to urge, wreak, drive, punish, avenge, S, S2, C2, C3, PP; wræken, S; wrak, pt. s., G; wreken, pp., S2, PP; wreke, G, PP; wroken, PP, WA; wroke, PP, HD; i-wroken, G.—AS. wrecan, pt. wræc (pl. wrǽcon), pp. wrecen; cp. Goth. wrikan, to persecute.

[ Wreker], sb. avenger, S2.

[ Wrenche], sb. a twist, trick, deceit, S, S2, S3, C3; wrink, S3; wrenkis, pl., WA.—AS. wrenc (wrence).

[ Wrenchen], v. to turn, twist, S. Der.: wrinching, wrenching, struggling, S3.—AS. wrencan.

[ Wrengðe], sb. distortion, S. See [Wringen].

[ Wrenne], sb. wren, Voc.; wranne, S.—AS. wrenna, wrǽnna.

[ Wreon], v. to cover; wre, CM; wreo, pr. s. subj., S.—AS. wréon, pt. wréah (pl. wrugon), pp. wrogen, see Sievers, 383. Cf. [Wrihen].

[ Wreten], pp. of [Wryten].

[ Wreth], sb. wrath, S2, H; wraþþe, PP, S. Comb.: wreðful, wrathful, S, S2; wraððelees, S2.—ONorth. wrǽððo. See [Wroth].