Origin: Germanic Old English suffix
Wrought has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
simple past tense and past participle of work
"The blacksmith spent all day working on the iron before it was finally wrought into a beautiful gate."
In plain English: To work on something until it is shaped into its final form, often using tools to bend or hammer metal.
"The heavy storm wrought chaos across the entire city."
Having been worked or prepared somehow.
"The intricate wrought iron gate stood at the entrance of the old estate."
In plain English: Wrought means something that has been carefully made, shaped, or worked on by hand to create it.
"The ornate wrought-iron gate at the front of the house looks very old-fashioned."
Wrought is the past participle of the Middle English word for "to work," which traces its roots back to Old English wyrċan. It shares a common ancestor with other Germanic words meaning "to work" and is considered a doublet of the modern verb worked.