"wankle" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈwæŋkəl/ Forms: more wankle [comparative], most wankle [superlative]
Rhymes: -æŋkəl Etymology: From Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol, from Proto-West Germanic *wankul. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wankel}} Middle English wankel, {{inh|en|ang|wancol}} Old English wancol, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*wankul}} Proto-West Germanic *wankul Head templates: {{en-adj}} wankle (comparative more wankle, superlative most wankle)
  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Weak; unstable; unreliable; not to be depended on. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal

Adjective [Scots]

Forms: mair wankle [comparative], maist wankle [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English wankel, wankill, from Old English wancol, from Proto-West Germanic *wankul. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|wankel}} Middle English wankel, {{m|enm|wankill}} wankill, {{inh|sco|ang|wancol}} Old English wancol, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*wankul}} Proto-West Germanic *wankul Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair wankle|||||superlative|maist wankle||||}} wankle (comparative mair wankle, superlative maist wankle), {{sco-adj}} wankle (comparative mair wankle, superlative maist wankle)
  1. weak
    Sense id: en-wankle-sco-adj-SBukAZyd
  2. unsteady
    Sense id: en-wankle-sco-adj-DqDmVK0U Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 15 85

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