Onomasticon IV

Authors

George H. Scheetz

Abstract

'Wright' is a word whose earliest recorded use was, according to the OED, circa 695 A.D. The word is now considered archaic or dialectic, but in its 1300-year history 'wright' has spawned many attributed and combined words and surnames, the subject of this listing. All words are from Webster's Second, the OED, or S. Baring-Gould's Family Names and Their Story. Words which double as surnames are indicated by an asterisk and are either recorded in Baring-Gould or known to the author; if a reader knows someone whose surname is in this list, but not noted as such, please send it in as a correction. I have provided definitions (in parentheses) for words listed without definition.

Recommended Citation

Scheetz, George H. (1980) "Onomasticon IV," Word Ways: Vol. 13 : Iss. 3 , Article 15.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol13/iss3/15