"wreien" meaning in Middle English

See wreien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} wreien
  1. To reveal
    Sense id: en-wreien-enm-verb-ul7q60yz Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47
  2. To betray.
    Sense id: en-wreien-enm-verb-H0PdnIGD Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56
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