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From: rudolph@cis.umassd.edu (Lee Rudolph)
Subject: Re: Homonym triplets in English
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smryan@netcom.com (S M Ryan) writes:

>Yes, wright is independent word, though I suspect it's becoming archaic.
>It means to make, create, to bend into form. The wr- is the same as
>as in wrist.

I've never heard or seen "wright" used as a verb, and if it is, it's
certainly not archaic.  What's archaic is the noun "wright", related
to the verb "work" and its archaic preterite and past participle
"wrought".

Lee Rudolph
