Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

awreak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: awreak
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To avenge, take vengeance on.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"SO after the feste and iourneye kynge Arthur drewe hym vnto london / and soo by the counceil of Merlyn the kyng lete calle his barons to coūceil / for Merlyn had told the kynge that the sixe kynges that made warre vpon hym wold in al haste be awroke on hym & on his landys wherfor the kyng asked counceil at hem al / they coude no counceil gyue but said they were bygge ynough"

Etymology

From Old English awrecan, corresponding to a- + wreak.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a
Root: awrecan

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

awreaks (present, singular) awreaking (participle, present) awroke (past) awroke (participle, past) awroken (participle, past)

Questions

What does awreak mean?: To avenge, take vengeance on.
Where does awreak come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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