"wankel" meaning in Middle English

See wankel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old English wancol, from Proto-West Germanic *wankul. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|ang|wancol}} Old English wancol, {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*wankul}} Proto-West Germanic *wankul Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} wankel, {{enm-adj}} wankel
  1. unstable, mutable, tottering, unconstant Synonyms: wankill
    Sense id: en-wankel-enm-adj-RTYr~-oy Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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        {
          "text": "Ðe mereman ... wuneð in wankel stede ðer ðe water sinkeð. — Bestiary, 1300"
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          "text": "Ðe mereman ... wuneð in wankel stede ðer ðe water sinkeð. — Bestiary, 1300"
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