"wankel" meaning in Middle English

See wankel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈwankəl/ Forms: wankill [alternative, Northern], wankille [alternative, Northern]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English wancol, from Proto-West Germanic *wankul. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|wancol|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English wancol, {{inh+|enm|ang|wancol}} Inherited from Old English wancol, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wankul}} Proto-West Germanic *wankul Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} wankel, {{enm-adj}} wankel
  1. (rare) unstable, mutable, tottering, unconstant Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wankel-enm-adj-RTYr~-oy Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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