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wankel

wankel

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wankal, from Proto-Germanic *wankulaz.

Adjective

wankel (comparative wankeler, superlative wankelst)

  1. unsteady, unstable, tottering
  2. shaky, insecure

Inflection

Inflection of wankel
uninflected wankel
inflected wankele
comparative wankeler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial wankel wankeler het wankelst
het wankelste
indefinite m./f. sing. wankele wankelere wankelste
n. sing. wankel wankeler wankelste
plural wankele wankelere wankelste
definite wankele wankelere wankelste
partitive wankels wankelers

Verb

wankel

  1. first-person singular present indicative of wankelen
  2. imperative of wankelen

Anagrams


Middle English

Alternative forms

  • wankill

Adjective

wankel

  1. unstable, mutable, tottering, unconstant
    Ðe mereman ... wuneð in wankel stede ðer ðe water sinkeð. Bestiary, 1300

References

  • Middle English Dictionary
  • Mayhew and Skeat, A Concise Dictionary of Middle English