wlak

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English wlæc, wlacu, from Proto-West Germanic *wlaku, from Proto-Germanic *wlakwaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwlak(ə)/, /ˈwlaːk(ə)/
  • (influenced by Old English wleċċan) IPA(key): /ˈwlɛt͡ʃ(ə)/

Adjective

wlak

  1. lukewarm, tepid, warm
  2. (figurative) unenthusiastic, indifferent

Noun

wlak

  1. (figurative) An unenthusiastic person.

References

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