"woke" meaning in Middle English

See woke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /wɔːk/, /wɑːk/ [Early-Middle-English, Northern]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English wāc, from Proto-West Germanic *waikw, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz. Doublet of weyk. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wāc}} Old English wāc, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*waikw}} Proto-West Germanic *waikw, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*waikwaz}} Proto-Germanic *waikwaz, {{doublet|enm|weyk}} Doublet of weyk Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|woke|comparative|wakker||{{{comp2}}}|superlative|wakkest||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} woke (plural and weak singular woke, comparative wakker, superlative wakkest), {{enm-adj|woke|wakker|wakkest}} woke (plural and weak singular woke, comparative wakker, superlative wakkest) Forms: woke [plural], woke [singular, weak], wakker [comparative], wakkest [superlative], wac [alternative], woc [alternative], wake [alternative], wok [alternative], wooc [alternative], woake [alternative]
  1. Physically weak or feeble; lacking strength or energy:
    Weak or feeble due to illness, affliction or aging.
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-adj-AZr1hw96 Categories (other): Disease Disambiguation of Disease: 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. Physically weak or feeble; lacking strength or energy:
    Lacking competency in combat or on the battlefield.
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-adj-WgMenxZm Categories (other): Body, Sound Disambiguation of Body: 0 16 8 6 0 17 0 14 0 5 17 18 Disambiguation of Sound: 0 14 0 0 0 24 0 24 0 0 24 14
  3. Physically weak or feeble; lacking strength or energy:
    Helpless; lacking power, authority, or control.
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-adj-vnBgaepJ
  4. Physically weak or feeble; lacking strength or energy:
    (rare) Fruitless, barren (agriculturally unusable).
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-adj-s4glKoLV
  5. Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:
    Religiously weak; vulnerable to sin or moral turpitude.
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-adj-wG0I6pI7 Categories (other): Mind Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0
  6. Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:
    (rare) Fearful, afraid; lacking bravery or courage.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-adj-BLu0pRYH Categories (other): Body, Mind, Sound Disambiguation of Body: 0 16 8 6 0 17 0 14 0 5 17 18 Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Sound: 0 14 0 0 0 24 0 24 0 0 24 14
  7. Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:
    (rare) Unintelligent; lacking intelligence or mental willpower.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-adj-Q4~28AZH Categories (other): Mind Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0
  8. Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:
    (rare) Indecisive (unable to commit or take action).
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-adj-ke7t38gm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Body, Mind, Sound Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 4 8 5 6 4 22 5 5 21 3 Disambiguation of Body: 0 16 8 6 0 17 0 14 0 5 17 18 Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Sound: 0 14 0 0 0 24 0 24 0 0 24 14
  9. Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:
    (rare) Morally suspect or corrupt; selfish.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-adj-pKDf5OWW Categories (other): Mind Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0
  10. Unimportant, valueless (of little value or import).
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-adj-RPxMYeWw
  11. (rare) Bendable; able to be plied or flexed. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-adj-Hfi47wQq Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Body, Military, Sound Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 4 8 5 6 4 22 5 5 21 3 Disambiguation of Body: 0 16 8 6 0 17 0 14 0 5 17 18 Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Sound: 0 14 0 0 0 24 0 24 0 0 24 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: woclic, wocnesse, woken
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} woke
  1. (chiefly Late Middle English) alternative form of weke (“week”) Tags: Late-Middle-English, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: weke (extra: week)
    Sense id: en-woke-enm-noun-TrhghM30 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Body, Sound Disambiguation of Body: 0 16 8 6 0 17 0 14 0 5 17 18 Disambiguation of Sound: 0 14 0 0 0 24 0 24 0 0 24 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
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          "extra": "week",
          "word": "weke"
        }
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        "Late Middle English"
      ],
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        "alternative form of weke (“week”)"
      ],
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          "weke",
          "weke#Middle_English:_week"
        ]
      ],
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        "(chiefly Late Middle English) alternative form of weke (“week”)"
      ],
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        "Late-Middle-English",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "woke"
}

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    "Middle English doublets",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Body",
    "enm:Disease",
    "enm:Military",
    "enm:Mind",
    "enm:Sound"
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    {
      "word": "woclic"
    },
    {
      "word": "wocnesse"
    },
    {
      "word": "woken"
    }
  ],
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      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "wak"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "wake"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "waik"
    }
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  "etymology_number": "2",
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "wāc"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*waikw"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *waikw",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*waikwaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *waikwaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "weyk"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of weyk",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English wāc, from Proto-West Germanic *waikw, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz. Doublet of weyk.",
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    {
      "form": "woke",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woke",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakker",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wakkest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wac",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wake",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wok",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wooc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woake",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{sup2}}}",
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        "4": "woke",
        "5": "comparative",
        "6": "wakker",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{comp2}}}",
        "9": "superlative",
        "f3l": "",
        "f5l": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "wakker",
        "3": "wakkest"
      },
      "expansion": "woke (plural and weak singular woke, comparative wakker, superlative wakkest)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        "Physically weak or feeble; lacking strength or energy:",
        "Weak or feeble due to illness, affliction or aging."
      ],
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          "weak",
          "weak"
        ],
        [
          "feeble",
          "feeble"
        ],
        [
          "strength",
          "strength"
        ],
        [
          "energy",
          "energy"
        ],
        [
          "illness",
          "illness"
        ],
        [
          "affliction",
          "affliction"
        ],
        [
          "aging",
          "aging"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Physically weak or feeble; lacking strength or energy:",
        "Lacking competency in combat or on the battlefield."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ],
        [
          "feeble",
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    {
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        "Helpless; lacking power, authority, or control."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ],
        [
          "feeble",
          "feeble"
        ],
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        [
          "energy",
          "energy"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "authority",
          "authority"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Physically weak or feeble; lacking strength or energy:",
        "Fruitless, barren (agriculturally unusable)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ],
        [
          "feeble",
          "feeble"
        ],
        [
          "strength",
          "strength"
        ],
        [
          "energy",
          "energy"
        ],
        [
          "barren",
          "barren"
        ],
        [
          "unusable",
          "unusable#English"
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      ],
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        "Physically weak or feeble; lacking strength or energy:",
        "(rare) Fruitless, barren (agriculturally unusable)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:",
        "Religiously weak; vulnerable to sin or moral turpitude."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mental",
          "mental"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "endurance",
          "endurance"
        ],
        [
          "vulnerable",
          "vulnerable"
        ],
        [
          "moral",
          "moral"
        ],
        [
          "turpitude",
          "turpitude"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:",
        "Fearful, afraid; lacking bravery or courage."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mental",
          "mental"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "endurance",
          "endurance"
        ],
        [
          "Fearful",
          "fearful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:",
        "(rare) Fearful, afraid; lacking bravery or courage."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:",
        "Unintelligent; lacking intelligence or mental willpower."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mental",
          "mental"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "endurance",
          "endurance"
        ],
        [
          "Unintelligent",
          "unintelligent"
        ],
        [
          "intelligence",
          "intelligence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:",
        "(rare) Unintelligent; lacking intelligence or mental willpower."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:",
        "Indecisive (unable to commit or take action)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mental",
          "mental"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "endurance",
          "endurance"
        ],
        [
          "Indecisive",
          "indecisive"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:",
        "(rare) Indecisive (unable to commit or take action)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:",
        "Morally suspect or corrupt; selfish."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mental",
          "mental"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "endurance",
          "endurance"
        ],
        [
          "suspect",
          "suspect"
        ],
        [
          "corrupt",
          "corrupt"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "Weak-minded; lacking mental force, power or endurance:",
        "(rare) Morally suspect or corrupt; selfish."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Unimportant, valueless (of little value or import)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Unimportant",
          "unimportant"
        ],
        [
          "valueless",
          "valueless"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bendable; able to be plied or flexed."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Bendable",
          "bendable"
        ],
        [
          "plied",
          "plied"
        ],
        [
          "flexed",
          "flexed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Bendable; able to be plied or flexed."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔːk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑːk/",
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English",
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "woke"
}

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