"wikke" meaning in Middle English

See wikke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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
  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 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 5 2 4 3 6 4 3 10 3 22 6 0 3
  9. deprived, miserly
    Sense id: en-wikke-enm-adj-Z~H~Uoom
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wicke, wike, wick, wik, wyk, wykke, wycke, wyke, wikked

Adverb

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: 27 5 2 4 3 6 4 3 10 3 22 6 0 3
  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

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
  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

Alternative forms

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      "word": "wycke"
    },
    {
      "word": "wyke"
    },
    {
      "word": "wikked"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wikke"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English adverbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "wicca"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English wicca",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps from an adjectival use of Old English wicca.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "wikke",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wickedly, evilly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wickedly",
          "wickedly"
        ],
        [
          "evilly",
          "evilly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mightily"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mightily",
          "mightily"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwik(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "wicke"
    },
    {
      "word": "wike"
    },
    {
      "word": "wick"
    },
    {
      "word": "wik"
    },
    {
      "word": "wyk"
    },
    {
      "word": "wykke"
    },
    {
      "word": "wycke"
    },
    {
      "word": "wyke"
    },
    {
      "word": "wikked"
    }
  ],
  "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 2024-11-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-11-21 using wiktextract (65a6e81 and 0dbea76). 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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