"weyk" meaning in Middle English

See weyk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /wæi̯k/, /wɛːk/ Forms: weyke [plural], weyke [singular, weak], weyker [comparative], weykest [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, wind”); forms with /ɛː/ are borrowed from Old Norse dialects which underwent East Nordic monophongisation. Doublet of woke; akin to Old English wīcan (“to yield”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|non|veikr}} Old Norse veikr, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*waikwaz}} Proto-Germanic *waikwaz, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*weyk-||to bend, wind}} Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, wind”), {{doublet|enm|woke}} Doublet of woke Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|weyke|comparative|weyker|superlative|weykest|head=}} weyk (plural and weak singular weyke, comparative weyker, superlative weykest), {{enm-adj|weyke|weyker|weykest}} weyk (plural and weak singular weyke, comparative weyker, superlative weykest)
  1. weak (feeble; lacking bodily strength, might, or energy):
    Weak or feeble due to illness, affliction or aging.
    Categories (topical): Disease, Sound
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-cgryA6tJ Disambiguation of Disease: 31 14 3 3 4 6 4 4 2 2 2 2 8 1 1 1 11 Disambiguation of Sound: 22 22 22 22 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
  2. weak (feeble; lacking bodily strength, might, or energy):
    Tired; weak or feeble due to overexertion (physical or not)
    Categories (topical): Body, Sound
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-hcMLMaPW Disambiguation of Body: 18 34 0 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 1 0 0 12 Disambiguation of Sound: 22 22 22 22 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
  3. weak (feeble; lacking bodily strength, might, or energy):
    (of a body part) Vulnerable, inflexible, frail.
    Categories (topical): Mind, Sound
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-X4gPCnCS Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 30 10 13 32 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 3 Disambiguation of Sound: 22 22 22 22 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
  4. weak (feeble; lacking bodily strength, might, or energy):
    (rare) Lacking competency in combat or on the battlefield.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Sound
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-XRXqQCSV Disambiguation of Sound: 22 22 22 22 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
  5. Lacking mental strength, force, power or endurance:
    Weak religiously; in danger of sinning or moral failure.
    Categories (topical): Mind
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-wPt5tXv0 Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 30 10 13 32 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 4 3 14 9 13 4 2 2 3 3 6 13 8 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 8 3 2 16 12 16 2 1 1 1 2 5 16 9 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 8 1 1 16 13 18 2 1 1 1 1 7 17 9 1 1
  6. Lacking mental strength, force, power or endurance:
    Fearing, afraid; lacking bravery, heart, or courage.
    Categories (topical): Mind
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-Q~BXHL3v Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 30 10 13 32 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 3 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 8 3 2 16 12 16 2 1 1 1 2 5 16 9 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 8 1 1 16 13 18 2 1 1 1 1 7 17 9 1 1
  7. Lacking mental strength, force, power or endurance:
    Unintelligent; lacking intelligence or mental willpower.
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-KD3uAvFH Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 4 3 14 9 13 4 2 2 3 3 6 13 8 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 8 3 2 16 12 16 2 1 1 1 2 5 16 9 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 8 1 1 16 13 18 2 1 1 1 1 7 17 9 1 1
  8. Lacking mental strength, force, power or endurance:
    (rare) Lazy, indolent, slothful; unwilling to exert.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-dQ72Bfed
  9. weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):
    Lacking military force or might; militarily weak.
    Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-GFqRBO0R Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0
  10. weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):
    Useless or ineffectual; lacking effect, utility or power.
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-8a2syRPO
  11. weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):
    (rare) Helpless; lacking authority or control.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-7r7StAjQ
  12. weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):
    (rare) Weakened; lacking presence or magnitude.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-jeZ-M4fC
  13. weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):
    (of sound, rare) Hard to hear or detect; quiet.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-YJb1G5Es
  14. Lacking physical rigidity, permanence, or solidness.
    (rare) Bendable; able to be plied or flexed.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-WC86xRJa Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 8 4 3 14 9 13 4 2 2 3 3 6 13 8 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 8 3 2 16 12 16 2 1 1 1 2 5 16 9 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 8 1 1 16 13 18 2 1 1 1 1 7 17 9 1 1
  15. Lacking physical rigidity, permanence, or solidness.
    (rare) Easily damaged, attacked, or destroyed; fragile.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-HUw3txvX
  16. Having a tendency to be ill or sick; infirm or frail.
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-adj-Lh8HNJ1l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wayk, weik, waik, weke, weeke, wayke, waike, weyke, weike Derived forms: weyken, weykenesse, weykly
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} weyk
  1. Alternative form of weke (“wick”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: weke (extra: wick)
    Sense id: en-weyk-enm-noun-M2IHfZfh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "waike"
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      "word": "weyke"
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      "word": "weike"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Old Norse#Dialects"
  ],
  "word": "weyk"
}
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    "Middle English doublets",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old Norse",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Body",
    "enm:Disease",
    "enm:Military",
    "enm:Mind",
    "enm:Sound"
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          "extra": "wick",
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        }
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      ],
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  ],
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}

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  "categories": [
    "Middle English adjectives",
    "Middle English doublets",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old Norse",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    "enm:Disease",
    "enm:Military",
    "enm:Mind",
    "enm:Sound"
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      "word": "weyken"
    },
    {
      "word": "weykenesse"
    },
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      "word": "weykly"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    }
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      "name": "bor"
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      "form": "weyker",
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        "Vulnerable, inflexible, frail."
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "weak (feeble; lacking bodily strength, might, or energy):",
        "Lacking competency in combat or on the battlefield."
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        [
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      ],
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        "weak (feeble; lacking bodily strength, might, or energy):",
        "(rare) Lacking competency in combat or on the battlefield."
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking mental strength, force, power or endurance:",
        "Weak religiously; in danger of sinning or moral failure."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking mental strength, force, power or endurance:",
        "Fearing, afraid; lacking bravery, heart, or courage."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking mental strength, force, power or endurance:",
        "Unintelligent; lacking intelligence or mental willpower."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking mental strength, force, power or endurance:",
        "Lazy, indolent, slothful; unwilling to exert."
      ],
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        "Lacking mental strength, force, power or endurance:",
        "(rare) Lazy, indolent, slothful; unwilling to exert."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):",
        "Lacking military force or might; militarily weak."
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):",
        "Useless or ineffectual; lacking effect, utility or power."
      ],
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          "weak"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):",
        "Helpless; lacking authority or control."
      ],
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        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):",
        "(rare) Helpless; lacking authority or control."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):",
        "Weakened; lacking presence or magnitude."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):",
        "(rare) Weakened; lacking presence or magnitude."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):",
        "Hard to hear or detect; quiet."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):",
        "(of sound, rare) Hard to hear or detect; quiet."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of sound"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking physical rigidity, permanence, or solidness.",
        "Bendable; able to be plied or flexed."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Lacking physical rigidity, permanence, or solidness.",
        "(rare) Bendable; able to be plied or flexed."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lacking physical rigidity, permanence, or solidness.",
        "Easily damaged, attacked, or destroyed; fragile."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Lacking physical rigidity, permanence, or solidness.",
        "(rare) Easily damaged, attacked, or destroyed; fragile."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Having a tendency to be ill or sick; infirm or frail."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wæi̯k/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɛːk/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "wayk"
    },
    {
      "word": "weik"
    },
    {
      "word": "waik"
    },
    {
      "word": "weke"
    },
    {
      "word": "weeke"
    },
    {
      "word": "wayke"
    },
    {
      "word": "waike"
    },
    {
      "word": "weyke"
    },
    {
      "word": "weike"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Old Norse#Dialects"
  ],
  "word": "weyk"
}

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