wik in Middle English

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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Old English wicce.",
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "word": "wikke"
        }
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-04-02 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-21 using wiktextract (db8a5a5 and fb63907). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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"wik" meaning in Middle English

Adjective

Noun