wrot

See also: wrót

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English wrōt, a shortening of earlier *wrōtl, from Proto-West Germanic *wrōtil, equivalent to wroten +‎ -el (agentive suffix).

Alternative forms

wrotte, wrote

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wroːt/, /wrɔt/

Noun

wrot (plural wrotes)

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

References

“wrọ̄̆t, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-16.

Alternative forms

wroot

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wrɔːt/

Verb

wrot

singular simple past of writen

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wroːt/

Noun

wrōt m

snout
(of an elephant) trunk; proboscis

Declension

Declension of wrot (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wrōt	wrōtas
accusative	wrōt	wrōtas
genitive	wrōtes	wrōta
dative	wrōte	wrōtum

Descendants

Middle English: wrot, wrotte
- Scots: wort (“pig's snout”)
- ⇒ Scots: wrotok

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