"wick" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /wɪk/ Forms: wicks [plural]
Etymology: From Norwegian vik, from Old Norse vík, from víkja (“to move, bend, curve”), from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną. Etymology templates: {{bor|sco|no|vik}} Norwegian vik, {{der|sco|non|vík}} Old Norse vík, {{der|sco|gem-pro|*wīkwaną}} Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|wicks|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} wick (plural wicks), {{sco-noun}} wick (plural wicks)
  1. an open bight or inlet of the sea, a bay Synonyms: wike, wik
    Sense id: en-wick-sco-noun--rb4WO79 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for wick meaning in Scots (1.5kB)

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  "etymology_text": "From Norwegian vik, from Old Norse vík, from víkja (“to move, bend, curve”), from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną.",
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          "text": "Walter Scott (1821) The Pirate (in Scots): “By air and by wick, and by helyer and gio, And by every wild shore which the northern winds know.”"
        }
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        "Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Scots terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Scots terms with quotations"
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        {
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