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wright (iou)



wright noun. Now arch. & dial.
[Old English wryhta metath. form of wyrhta = Old Frisian wrichta, Old Saxon wurhtio, Old High German wurhto, from West Germanic base repr. by WORK verb.]
A craftsman, a maker, a builder; spec. (chiefly Scot. & north.) a carpenter. Freq. as 2nd elem. of comb. OE.
cartwright, playwright, plough-wright, shipwright, wheelwright, etc.
A person who does or performs something; a doer. OE-ME.
wrighting noun (now chiefly Scot.) the occupation or activity of a carpenter L15.