wrot

See also: wrót

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English wrōt, a shortening of earlier *wrōtul, from Proto-Germanic *wrōtulaz, *wrōtilaz, equivalent to wroten + -el.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwroːt/, /ˈwrɔt/

Noun

wrot (plural wrotes)

  1. A snout or trunk; an extending nose of an animal.
  2. (rare) nose (compare modern snout (nose))

References


Old English

Alternative forms

  • ƿrōt

Etymology

Apparently a clipping of earlier *wrōtl, *wrōtul, *wrōtel, from Proto-Germanic *wrōtulaz, *wrōtilaz, equivalent to wrōtan + -el.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwroːt/

Noun

wrōt m

  1. snout
  2. (of an elephant) trunk; proboscis

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: wrot, wrotte
    • Scots: wort (pig's snout)
    • Scots: wrotok
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