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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|xno|wrec|t=wreckage cast ashore]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from a Scandinavian source: compare Old Norse rek, wreck, flotsam, from older *wrek, related to reka, to drive, push (see [[wreak]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is [[bor|xno|wrec|t=wreckage cast ashore]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from a Scandinavian source: compare [[non|rek]], wreck, flotsam, from older *wrek, related to reka, to drive, push (see [[wreak]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==