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wraak

wraak

Dutch

Noun

wraak f ‎(uncountable)

  1. Revenge.
    Hij heeft pas jaren later wraak genomen.
    He did not exact revenge until years later.

Derived terms

See also

  • wraking

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wrāke, wraeck, from Old Dutch wrāka, wrāca, from Proto-Germanic *wrēkō ‎(“persecution, revenge”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- ‎(“to drive, press, urge”). Cognate with English wrack and wreak ‎(“vengenace, revenge”), German Rache ‎(“revenge”). More at wreak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vraːk/
  • Hyphenation: wraak

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