wrot

== 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 16 December 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== 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/ Rhymes: -oːt === Noun === wrōt m snout (of an elephant) trunk; proboscis ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: wrot, wrotte Scots: wort (“pig's snout”) ⇒ Scots: wrotok