Meaning of Wreak | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment.
   archaic, literary
2. Punishment; retribution; payback.
   archaic, literary

Equivalents

Examples

“VVhat barbarous mindes for grieuance more than needs, Vnnaturallie ſeeks wreake vpon their Lord, Their true annointed Prince, their lawfull king:”

“Would that before my death I might but see⟳ my son The empery in my stead over the people hold⟳ And rush⟳ upon his foes and take⟳ on them his wreak, At push⟳ of sword and pike, in fury uncontrolled.”

“However, no thought touch'd Minerva's mind⟳, That any one should escape⟳ his wreak design'd.”

“For three causes Duke William entered this land⟳ to subdue Harold. One was, for that it was to him given by King Edward his nephew. The second was, to take⟳ wreak for the cruel murder⟳ of his nephew Alfred, King Edward's brother, and of the Normans, which deed he ascribed chiefly to Harold.”

“Of a surety none murdered the damsel but I; take⟳ her wreak on me this moment; for, an thou do not thus, I will require⟳ it of thee before Almighty Allah.”

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