"Wrought" is an old past participle of "work"; According to the OED,
"wrought havoc" is actually the past tense of "work havoc," not "wreak
havoc." I'm not sure "wreak" has a surviving past or past participle
form. Wreaked? Wrook?

Bill Spruiell
Dept. of English
Central Michigan University


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Is 'wrought' the past participle of 'wreak' or 'work'?  My dictionaries
are having a conflict.

Janet Castilleja

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Sorry, Paul!  Too rapid reading of emails was the cause.

Edmond

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