"wick" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /wɪk/ Forms: wicks [plural], wik [alternative], wike [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian vik, from Old Norse vík (“bay; small creek, inlet”) (in place names; compare *vík (“angle, bend, corner”), attested in munnvík (“corner of the mouth”)), from Proto-Germanic *wīkō (“bay; fjord, inlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, turn; to wind”), *weyk- (“to bend, curve”). Etymology templates: {{root|sco|ine-pro|*weyg-|*weyk-|id2=curve}}, {{bor|sco|no|vik}} Norwegian vik, {{der|sco|non|vík|t=bay; small creek, inlet}} Old Norse vík (“bay; small creek, inlet”), {{sup|2}} ², {{sup|1}} ¹, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{der|en|gem-pro|*wīkō|t=bay; fjord, inlet}} Proto-Germanic *wīkō (“bay; fjord, inlet”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*weyg-|t=to bend, turn; to wind}} Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, turn; to wind”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|wicks|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} wick (plural wicks), {{sco-noun}} wick (plural wicks)
  1. An inlet of the sea, such as a creek or small bay; also, an open bight.
    Sense id: en-wick-sco-noun-Xpmj4jU9 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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