"wicche" meaning in All languages combined

See wicche on Wiktionary

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈwit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈweːt͡ʃ(ə)/ Forms: wicches [plural], wicchen [error-unknown-tag, plural]
Etymology: From the merger (due to regular sound change) of Old English wiċċe and wicca, from Proto-Germanic *wikkô. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wiċċe}} Old English wiċċe, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wikkô}} Proto-Germanic *wikkô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wicche, {{enm-noun|pl2=wicchen|pl2_qual=early}} wicche (plural wicches or (early) wicchen)
  1. witch, wizard, sorceror
    Sense id: en-wicche-enm-noun-FaH88dQo Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. pagan, heretic, nonbeliever Categories (topical): Occult, People
    Sense id: en-wicche-enm-noun-e1~u1L5w Disambiguation of Occult: 21 79 Disambiguation of People: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wicchecraft, wicchen, wikke, wikked

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "witch"
          },
          "expansion": "English: witch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: witch"
    },
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          },
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        }
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    }
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From the merger (due to regular sound change) of Old English wiċċe and wicca, from Proto-Germanic *wikkô.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wicches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wicchen",
      "tags": [
        "error-unknown-tag",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "wicche",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "pl2": "wicchen",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wicchen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wikke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wikked"
    }
  ],
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    {
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          "_dis": "89 11",
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          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        },
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          "_dis": "96 4",
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          "english": "So plenty of rejoicing occurred in that city. But there was a man in that city whose name was Simon; a sorceror who'd deceived the people of Samaria, saying that he was someone important. / Everyone listened, from the low to the high, and said \"This is the power of God which is called great!\".",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Dedis of Apoſtlis 8:9-10, page 96r, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "þerfoꝛ greet ioie was maad in þat citee but þer was a man in þat citee whos name was ſymount a wicch þat hadde diſſeyued þe folk of ſamarie. ſeiynge þat him ſelf was ſum greet man / whom alle herknyden. fro þe leest to þe moost .· ⁊ ſeiden / þis is þe vertu of god .· which is clepid greet",
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        }
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          "witch",
          "witch"
        ],
        [
          "wizard",
          "wizard"
        ],
        [
          "sorceror",
          "sorceror"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Occult",
          "orig": "enm:Occult",
          "parents": [
            "Forteana",
            "Supernatural",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Folklore",
            "Sciences",
            "Culture",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
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          "langcode": "enm",
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          "orig": "enm:People",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      ],
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          "heretic",
          "heretic"
        ],
        [
          "nonbeliever",
          "nonbeliever"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwit͡ʃ(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈweːt͡ʃ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wyche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wycch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "weche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wytche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wycche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "witche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wecche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wychche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wichche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wech"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wicch"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wicche"
}
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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Occult",
    "enm:People"
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    },
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        }
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    }
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        "3": "wiċċe"
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    },
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        "3": "*wikkô"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the merger (due to regular sound change) of Old English wiċċe and wicca, from Proto-Germanic *wikkô.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wicches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wicchen",
      "tags": [
        "error-unknown-tag",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "wicche",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "wicchecraft"
    },
    {
      "word": "wicchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "wikke"
    },
    {
      "word": "wikked"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "So plenty of rejoicing occurred in that city. But there was a man in that city whose name was Simon; a sorceror who'd deceived the people of Samaria, saying that he was someone important. / Everyone listened, from the low to the high, and said \"This is the power of God which is called great!\".",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Dedis of Apoſtlis 8:9-10, page 96r, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "þerfoꝛ greet ioie was maad in þat citee but þer was a man in þat citee whos name was ſymount a wicch þat hadde diſſeyued þe folk of ſamarie. ſeiynge þat him ſelf was ſum greet man / whom alle herknyden. fro þe leest to þe moost .· ⁊ ſeiden / þis is þe vertu of god .· which is clepid greet",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "witch, wizard, sorceror"
      ],
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        [
          "witch",
          "witch"
        ],
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          "wizard",
          "wizard"
        ],
        [
          "sorceror",
          "sorceror"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pagan, heretic, nonbeliever"
      ],
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        [
          "pagan",
          "pagan"
        ],
        [
          "heretic",
          "heretic"
        ],
        [
          "nonbeliever",
          "nonbeliever"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwit͡ʃ(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈweːt͡ʃ(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "wyche"
    },
    {
      "word": "wycch"
    },
    {
      "word": "weche"
    },
    {
      "word": "wytche"
    },
    {
      "word": "wycche"
    },
    {
      "word": "witche"
    },
    {
      "word": "wecche"
    },
    {
      "word": "wychche"
    },
    {
      "word": "wichche"
    },
    {
      "word": "wech"
    },
    {
      "word": "wicch"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wicche"
}

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