wray

Meaning

Verb

To denounce (a person).
To reveal (a secret).
To betray.

Origin

From Middle English wrayen, wraien, wreien, from Old English wrēġan, from Proto-Germanic *wrōgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *were-, *wrē-. Akin to Dutch wroegen, German rügen, Swedish röja.

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