wankel

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wankal, from Proto-West Germanic *wankul.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

wankel (comparative wankeler, superlative wankelst)

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

Declension

Declension 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. inflection of wankelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • wankill

Etymology

From Old English wancol, from Proto-West Germanic *wankul.

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
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