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wankle, a. Obs. exc. dial. (ˈwæŋk(ə)l) Forms: 1 wancol, 3 wankel, 4 -kyll, 4–5 -kill(e, 7, 9 wancle, wankle. [OE. wancol = OS. wankol, MDu., Du. wankel, OHG. wanchal, MHG., G. (obs.) wankel; cf. OHG. wankôn (MHG., mod.G. wanken), to waver, totter.] Unsteady, insecure; changeable, unsettled, precario...
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Wangler
Wangle may be an alteration of waggle or the dialectic 'wankle' meaning "unsteady or fickle," which descends from the Old English 'wancol'.
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wangle
▪ I. wangle, v.1 dial. (ˈwæŋg(ə)l) [Perh. an altered form of waggle v., due to the influence of the dial. wankle to totter (app. rare) or of its source wankle a. (OE. wancol) unsteady, tottering. Cf. Norw. vangla to roam about, (of weather) to be unsteady.] intr. Of a thing: To move loosely or shaki...
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wenchel
† wenchel Obs. Forms: 1, 3 wencel, (1 wincel), 3 wenchel, (Orm. wennchell), wancel. [OE. wencel n.:—*wankil-, prob. related to wancol wankle a. The form wincel may represent a variant *winkil-.] A child (of either sex); also, a servant or slave; also, a common woman.c 890 Wærferth tr. Gregory's Dial...
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winch
▪ I. winch, n.1 (wɪnʃ) Forms: 1 wince, 4–7 (9) wynch, (3–5 wenche, 4–6 wynche, 6 winche, 7 wintch, 9 winsh), 7– winch. [Late OE. wince:—OTeut. *wiŋkjo-:—*weŋkjo-, f. Indo-Eur. root weŋg-, repr. also by wink v.1 (Cf. wink n.2)] 1. a. A reel, roller, or pulley.c 1050 Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 416/6 Gigrillu...
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wink
▪ I. wink, n.1 (wɪŋk) Forms: see wink v.1; also 7 whinke. [f. wink v.1] 1. A closing of the eyes for sleep; a (short) spell of sleep, a nap. rare exc. as in b, c. In Shakes. in phr. referring to death.1362 Langl. P. Pl. A. v. 3 Þenne Wakede I of my wink. c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints xxvii. (Machor) 1204 T...
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