See wac in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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60,
64
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53
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"ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
"text": "Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,\nne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ,\nne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre,\nne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.",
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},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wāce",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
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"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
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]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wācum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "wāc",
"comp": "wācra"
},
"expansion": "wāc (comparative wācra)",
"name": "ang-adj"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "wāc"
},
"name": "ang-adecl"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"pliant"
],
"links": [
[
"pliant",
"pliant"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Old English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
60,
64
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
50,
53
]
],
"english": "Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words,\nnor too weak warrior, nor too careless,\nnor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money,\nnor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.",
"ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
"text": "Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,\nne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ,\nne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre,\nne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"weak"
],
"links": [
[
"weak",
"weak"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/wɑːk/"
}
],
"word": "wac"
}
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