Added 9 October 2026
wright
/ɹaɪt/ noun
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verb
- Misspelling of write.
Origin
From Middle English wrighte, wriȝte, wruhte, wurhte, from Old English wyrhta (“worker, maker”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō (as in *wurkijan). Related to wrought and work. Cognate with Dutch wrecht (“worker, builder, wright”, archaic).
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