wancol

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *wankul.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑn.kol/, [ˈwɑŋ.kol]

Adjective

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wancol

  1. unstable, unsteady, uncertain, fickle, fluctuating, tottering, vacillating, weak
    • Hió hit gecýþ self mid hire hwurfulnesse ðæt hió biþ swíþe wancol.She makes herself known with her vacillations that she is very fickle.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: wankel

References

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