QUERY1850
Wraxen, Meaning of
By G. W. SKYRING.
What is the origin and meaning of the word *wraxen*, which was used by a Kentish woman on being applied to by a friend of mine to send her children to the Sunday-school, in the following sentence? —"Why, you see, they go to the National School all the week, and get so *wraxen*, that I cannot send them to the Sunday School too."
Topics: Linguistics, Education, Historical Language Usage
Locations: Kent