Old English · noun
wæpengetæc
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- IPA
- /ˈwæː.pen.jeˌtæk/
- Syllables
- ˈwæː · pen · je · ˌtæk (4 syllables)
Meaning
a vote made by touching one's weapon; a council where such votes are taken
wapentake; a district governed by such a council, generally under Scandinavian control
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse vápnatak, from vápn (“weapon”) + tak (“taking”).
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