waclic

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Middle English

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Adjective

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waclic

  1. Alternative form of woclic

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *waikalīkaz (weakly; weak), equivalent to wāc (weak) +‎ -līċ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑːk.liːt͡ʃ/

Adjective

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wāclīċ

  1. poor, of little dignity or worth, paltry
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Sume menn syllaþ ēac ċyrċan to hȳre swāswā wāclīċe mylna...
      Some men also sell churches for hire as if they were mills of little worth...

Declension

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Derived terms

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