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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... Oxford English Dictionary
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wench | Etymology of wench by etymonline
Mar 13, 2023wench (n.) wench. (n.) late 13c., wenche "girl, young woman," especially if unmarried, also "female infant," shortened from wenchel "child," also in Middle English "girl, maiden," from Old English wencel, probably related to wancol "unsteady, fickle, weak," from Proto-Germanic *wankila- (source also of Old Norse vakr "child, weak person," Old ...
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wanclen
wanclen early ME. pl. of wenchel. Oxford English Dictionary
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1591 in poetry
poet writing in Latin in a style imitating Lucretius and expressing his philosophical, cosmological speculations in their final form; printed by John Wenchel wikipedia.org
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20 words that once meant something very different - ideas.ted.com
Wench: A shortened form of the Old English word wenchel (which referred to children of either sex), the word wench used to mean "female child" before it came to be used to refer to female servants — and more pejoratively to wanton women. Fathom: It can be hard to fathom how this verb moved from meaning "to encircle with one's arms ...
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wench
▪ I. wench, n. (wɛnʃ) Forms: 3–7 wenche, (4 weynche, 5 wenge, 6 wensche, whence), 4– wench; Sc. 6 winsch, wynch, vinche, 8–9 winch. [ME. wenche, shortened form of early ME. wenchel: see wenchel.] 1. a. A girl, maid, young woman; a female child. Now dial.c 1290 S. Eng. Leg., St. Kath. 75 Nou is þis..... Oxford English Dictionary
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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... Oxford English Dictionary
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much
▪ I. much, a., quasi-n., and adv. (mʌtʃ) Forms: 3–6 muche, miche, moche, 4–6 meche, mouche, mych(e, 5–6 moch, mich, 5 mech, 6 mutch, mitch, mytch, mushe, 3– much. [Early ME. muche, moche, meche, miche, shortened from muchel, mochel, mechel, michel: see mickle. The shortening may have been suggested ... Oxford English Dictionary
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