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

Inflection

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. imperative

Anagrams

• kwalen

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