Wray

Pronunciation

• IPA: /reɪ/

Alternative forms

• wreye obsolete

Origin

Middle English wreien, wraien, wrayen ("to show, make known, accuse"), from Old English wrēġan ("to urge, incite, stir up, accuse, impeach"), from Proto-Germanic *wrōgijaną. Akin to Dutch wroegen (""), German rügen (""), Swedish röja ("").

Full definition of wray

Verb

1. (obsolete) To denounce (a person).
2. (obsolete) To reveal (a secret).
• Late 14th century: no thyng dorste he seye,
  Save in his songes somwhat wolde he wreye
  His wo — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales
3. (obsolete) To betray.

Anagrams

• awry, wary