"wikke" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈʋɪ.kə/ Audio: Nl-wikke.ogg Forms: wikken [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkə Etymology: From Middle Dutch wicke, from Old Dutch *wikka, from Proto-West Germanic *wikkjā, from Latin vicia. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|wicke}} Middle Dutch wicke, {{inh|nl|odt|*wikka}} Old Dutch *wikka, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*wikkjā}} Proto-West Germanic *wikkjā, {{der|nl|la|vicia}} Latin vicia Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|-}} wikke f (plural wikken)
  1. vetch, leguminous plant of the genus Vicia Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Legumes Synonyms: wieke, wik Derived forms: bonte wikke, voederwikke, vogelwikke
    Sense id: en-wikke-nl-noun-3yl~ebM- Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 1 21 1 1 2 2 5 18 12 3 13 7

Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈwik(ə)/ Forms: wicker [comparative]
Etymology: Perhaps from an adjectival use of Old English wicca. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wicca}} Old English wicca Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|wicker||{{{3}}}|head=}} wikke (comparative wicker), {{enm-adj||wicker}} wikke (comparative wicker)
  1. evil, morally wrong, wicked
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adj-y70sQzn~
  2. sinful, depraved
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adj-arxkHgGR
  3. malicious, destructive
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adj-NiAv-IHb Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 1 21 1 1 2 2 5 18 12 3 13 7
  4. harmful, damaging
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adj-Wn4xYajg
  5. rowdy, fierce, fear-inducing
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adj-Ro39LR4C
  6. harmful, injurious
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adj-VAxpRIBb
  7. challenging, difficult
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adj-tKDdqrvT
  8. bad, of poor quality
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adj-Gm6bcz8N
  9. deprived, miserly
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adj-Z~H~Uoom Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 1 21 1 1 2 2 5 18 12 3 13 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wicke, wike, wick, wik, wyk, wykke, wycke, wyke, wikked

Adverb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈwik(ə)/
Etymology: Perhaps from an adjectival use of Old English wicca. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wicca}} Old English wicca Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} wikke
  1. wickedly, evilly
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adv-okLyahIX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 1 21 1 1 2 2 5 18 12 3 13 7
  2. mightily
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adv-toiq6TLh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wicke, wike, wick, wik, wyk, wykke, wycke, wyke, wikked

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈwik(ə)/
Etymology: Perhaps from an adjectival use of Old English wicca. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wicca}} Old English wicca Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} wikke
  1. evil, badness
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-noun-scK0sXMy Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 1 21 1 1 2 2 5 18 12 3 13 7
  2. challenge, hardness
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-noun-B8YZh3s1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wicke, wike, wick, wik, wyk, wykke, wycke, wyke, wikked

Inflected forms

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      "glosses": [
        "vetch, leguminous plant of the genus Vicia"
      ],
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        [
          "vetch",
          "vetch"
        ],
        [
          "Vicia",
          "Vicia#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈʋɪ.kə/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪkə"
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}

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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation"
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        {
          "english": "‘Jesus Christ and Saint Benedict,\nBless this house from every wicked creature,\nFor evil spirits of the nights, the white pater-noster!\nWhere went thou, Saint Peter's sister?’",
          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Miller's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3483-3486",
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          "sinful"
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      ],
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          "malicious"
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        [
          "destructive",
          "destructive"
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    {
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          "harmful"
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        "rowdy, fierce, fear-inducing"
      ],
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          "rowdy"
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        ]
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    {
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      ],
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          "harmful"
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          "injurious",
          "injurious"
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        [
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          "challenging"
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          "difficult"
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        {
          "english": "‘All the days of poor men are painful;’\nBeware, therefore, before thou come to that point!",
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        }
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          "deprived"
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}

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    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation"
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          "challenge"
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          "hardness",
          "hardness"
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      "word": "wyk"
    },
    {
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    {
      "word": "wycke"
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      "word": "wyke"
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}

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    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation"
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