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wrength

noun
/ɹɛŋθ/

Etymology

Probably originally a nonce formation from wrong + -th (abstract nominal suffix) by analogy with strong ~ strength and long ~ length; compare Middle English wrengthe (“crookedness, distortion”).

  1. derived from *werḱ-✻
  2. derived from *wrangaz✻ — “crooked, twisted, turned awry”
  3. derived from rangr
  4. inherited from wrang#Etymology_2_2 — “wrong, twisted, uneven”
  5. inherited from wrong
  6. suffixed as wrength — “wrong + -th”

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being wrong

    The state or condition of being wrong; wrongness; wrongfulness; error.

    • Those who would exalt themselves by abetting the strength of the Godless, and the wrength of the oppressors.
    • [...] Wrong is short-lived, and right must vanquish at length, If, scorning the wrong, we do others no wrength.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA