wancol

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wankul.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑn.kol/, [ˈwɑŋ.kol]

Adjective

wancol

  1. unstable, unsteady, uncertain, fickle, fluctuating, tottering, vacillating, weak
    • Hió hit gecýþ self mid hire hwurfulnesse ðæt hió biþ swíþe wancol. ― She makes herself known with her vacillations that she is very fickle.

Declension

Declension of wancol — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wancol wancolu, wanclu, wancolo, wanclo wancol
Accusative wancolne wancole, wancle wancol
Genitive wancoles, wancles wancolre wancoles, wancles
Dative wancolum, wanclum wancolre wancolum, wanclum
Instrumental wancole, wancle wancolre wancole, wancle
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wancole, wancle wancola, wancla, wancole, wancle wancolu, wanclu, wancolo, wanclo
Accusative wancole, wancle wancola, wancla, wancole, wancle wancolu, wanclu, wancolo, wanclo
Genitive wancolra wancolra wancolra
Dative wancolum, wanclum wancolum, wanclum wancolum, wanclum
Instrumental wancolum, wanclum wancolum, wanclum wancolum, wanclum
Declension of wancol — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wancola, wancla wancole, wancle wancole, wancle
Accusative wancolan, wanclan wancolan, wanclan wancole, wancle
Genitive wancolan, wanclan wancolan, wanclan wancolan, wanclan
Dative wancolan, wanclan wancolan, wanclan wancolan, wanclan
Instrumental wancolan, wanclan wancolan, wanclan wancolan, wanclan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative wancolan, wanclan wancolan, wanclan wancolan, wanclan
Accusative wancolan, wanclan wancolan, wanclan wancolan, wanclan
Genitive wancolra, wancolena, wanclena wancolra, wancolena, wanclena wancolra, wancolena, wanclena
Dative wancolum, wanclum wancolum, wanclum wancolum, wanclum
Instrumental wancolum, wanclum wancolum, wanclum wancolum, wanclum

Descendants

  • Middle English: wankel

References

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