wlak

Middle English

Alternative forms

• vlake, wlæc, wlake, wlakke, wleche

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

• “wlak, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.