What is "wreake"

Usage examples of "wreake".

Old man, great sure shalbe thy meed,If where those knights for feare of dew vengeaunceDo lurke, thou certainly to me areed,That I may wreake on them their hainous hatefull deed.

Streight downe she ranne, like an enraged cow,That is berobbed of her youngling dere,With knife in hand, and fatally did vow,To wreake her on that mayden messengere,Whom she had causd be kept as prisonere,By Artegall, misween'd for her owne Knight,That brought her backe.

And drawing nigh him said, Ah misborne Elfe,In euill houre thy foes thee hither sent,Anothers wrongs to wreake vpon thy selfe:Yet ill thou blamest me, for hauing blentMy name with guile and traiterous intent.

Forthwith themselues with their sad instrumentsOf spoyle and murder they gan arme byliue,And with him forth into the forest went,To wreake the wrath, which he did earst reuiueIn their sterne brests, on him which late did driueTheir brother to reproch and shamefull flight:For they had vow'd, that neuer he aliueOut of that forest should escape their might.

As a mad bytch, when as the franticke fitHer burning tongue with rage inflamed hath,Doth runne at randon, and with furious bitSnatching at euery thing, doth wreake her wrathOn man and beast, that commeth in her path.

But when as her he by no meanes could find,After long search and chauff, he turned backeVnto the place, where me he left behind:There gan he me to curse and ban, for lackeOf that faire bootie, and with bitter wrackeTo wreake on me the guilt of his owne wrong.

Which when as Blandamour beheld, he sayd,False faitour Scudamour, that hast by slightAnd foule aduantage this good Knight dismayd,A Knight much better then thy selfe behight,Well falles it thee that I am not in plightThis day, to wreake the dammage by thee donne:Such is thy wont, that still when any KnightIs weakned, then thou doest him ouerronne:So hast thou to thy selfe false honour often wonne.