wrecca

== Old English == === Alternative forms === wræċċa === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *wrakkjō. Cognate with Old Saxon wrekkio, Old High German recko (German Recke (“warrior”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwret.t͡ʃɑ/ === Noun === wreċċa m exile, outcast ==== Usage notes ==== This word refers to a person who is exiled. The word for the state of being exiled is wræc. ==== Declension ==== Weak: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: wrecche English: wretch Scots: wratch, wretch, werch, warch