Wray
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Old English wrēġan "to incite, stir up, accuse, impeach", from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch wroegen, German rügen, Swedish röja.
Verb
- To denounce (a person).
- To reveal (a secret).
- Late C14: no thyng dorste he seye, / Save in his songes somwhat wolde he wreye / His wo — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales
- To betray.