wron.

Forms: α. northern and ScottishMiddle English–1500s wra, Middle English wraa, Middle English, 1800s wray (1800s ray), 1800s wrae ( rae), wraie. β. Middle English wro, Middle English rowe.

Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymons: Norse *wrá, rá.

Etymology: < Old Norse *wrá, later rá, rǫ́ nook, cabin (whence Middle Swedish vraa, vra, Swedish vrå, Danish vraa, Norwegian raa, ro).

Now northern dialect.

1. A nook or corner; a retired or sheltered spot.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > secluded place or place of seclusion > [noun]

wroa1300

recluse1474

reclusage1480

retreatc1500

retire1595

rendezvous1598

retirement1603

recess1611

shadea1616

Jericho1635

privacy1648

sequesterment1778

seclusion1791

retraite1814

backwater1820

hideaway1930

α.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 18155 Þaa waful wras sa dedli dim, All lighted þe lem þat come wit him.

a1400–50 Wars Alex. 4190 Quare þre wees in a wraa welk þaim allane.

c1480 (a1400) St. Cecilia 495 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 382 I..giffis bot a lytil wra, a vyd merkat þare-for I ta.

1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid vi. Prol. 158 Sum blind Ciclopes of thi laithlie wra.

1840 T. De Quincey Sketches Life & Manners in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 34/1 The Dalesman..selects a sheltered spot, (a wray, for instance), which protects him from the wind altogether.

1891 in Eng. Dial. Dict. at Ray sb.²

β. a1300 Havelok 68 He made hem lurken, and crepen in wros.a1400 Stac. Rome 181 A lutel be-hynde..Þer stont a Chapel in a wro.c1425 Thomas of Erceld. (1875) 43 Nere þat wro is a well.c1535 Ploughman's Tale i. sig. A.ii^v As I wandred in a wro In a wodde besyde a wall.in extended use.c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 866 In appocalyppce is wryten in wro, I seghe, says Iohan, þe loumbe.

2. Scottish. An enclosure or shelter for cattle. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [noun] > enclosing cattle > enclosure for cattle

rack-yard1765

lobby1778

wro1808

rodeo1811

lair1865

lairage1883

ox yard1885

cow-barton1888

cattle-camp1900

boosey close1922

1808 in J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Rae

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	wro
释义	wron. Forms: α. northern and ScottishMiddle English–1500s wra, Middle English wraa, Middle English, 1800s wray (1800s ray), 1800s wrae ( rae), wraie. β. Middle English wro, Middle English rowe. Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymons: Norse wrá, rá. Etymology: < Old Norse wrá, later rá, rǫ́ nook, cabin (whence Middle Swedish vraa, vra, Swedish vrå, Danish vraa, Norwegian raa, ro). Now northern dialect. 1. A nook or corner; a retired or sheltered spot. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > secluded place or place of seclusion > [noun] wroa1300 recluse1474 reclusage1480 retreatc1500 retire1595 rendezvous1598 retirement1603 recess1611 shadea1616 Jericho1635 privacy1648 sequesterment1778 seclusion1791 retraite1814 backwater1820 hideaway1930 α. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 18155 Þaa waful wras sa dedli dim, All lighted þe lem þat come wit him. a1400–50 Wars Alex. 4190 Quare þre wees in a wraa welk þaim allane. c1480 (a1400) St. Cecilia 495 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 382 I..giffis bot a lytil wra, a vyd merkat þare-for I ta. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid vi. Prol. 158 Sum blind Ciclopes of thi laithlie wra. 1840 T. De Quincey Sketches Life & Manners in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Jan. 34/1 The Dalesman..selects a sheltered spot, (a wray, for instance), which protects him from the wind altogether. 1891 in Eng. Dial. Dict. at Ray sb.² β. a1300 Havelok 68 He made hem lurken, and crepen in wros.a1400 Stac. Rome 181 A lutel be-hynde..Þer stont a Chapel in a wro.c1425 Thomas of Erceld. (1875) 43 Nere þat wro is a well.c1535 Ploughman's Tale i. sig. A.ii^v As I wandred in a wro In a wodde besyde a wall.in extended use.c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 866 In appocalyppce is wryten in wro, I seghe, says Iohan, þe loumbe. 2. Scottish. An enclosure or shelter for cattle. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [noun] > enclosing cattle > enclosure for cattle rack-yard1765 lobby1778 wro1808 rodeo1811 lair1865 lairage1883 ox yard1885 cow-barton1888 cattle-camp1900 boosey close1922 1808 in J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Rae This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1300
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