eldertongue

Old English · adjective

wancol

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈwɑn.kol/
[ˈwɑŋ.kol]
Syllables
ˈwɑn · kol (2 syllables)
Modern English
unstablewanklewonkytotteringvacillatingfluctuatinguncertainunsteady

Meaning

  1. unstable, unsteady, uncertain, fickle, fluctuating, tottering, vacillating, weak

    Hió hit gecýþ self mid hire hwurfulnesse ðæt hió biþ swíþe wancol.

    She makes herself known with her vacillations that she is very fickle.

Declension

Strong declension of wancol
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wancolwancoluwancluwancolowanclowancol
Accusative wancolnewancolewanclewancol
Genitive wancoleswancleswancolrewancoleswancles
Dative wancolumwanclumwancolrewancolumwanclum
Instrumental wancolewanclewancolrewancolewancle
Plural
Nominative wancolewanclewancolawanclawancolewanclewancoluwancluwancolowanclo
Accusative wancolewanclewancolawanclawancolewanclewancoluwancluwancolowanclo
Genitive wancolrawancolrawancolra
Dative wancolumwanclumwancolumwanclumwancolumwanclum
Instrumental wancolumwanclumwancolumwanclumwancolumwanclum
Weak declension of wancol
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wancolawanclawancolewanclewancolewancle
Accusative wancolanwanclanwancolanwanclanwancolewancle
Genitive wancolanwanclanwancolanwanclanwancolanwanclan
Dative wancolanwanclanwancolanwanclanwancolanwanclan
Instrumental wancolanwanclanwancolanwanclanwancolanwanclan
Plural
Nominative wancolanwanclanwancolanwanclanwancolanwanclan
Accusative wancolanwanclanwancolanwanclanwancolanwanclan
Genitive wancolrawancolenawanclenawancolrawancolenawanclenawancolrawancolenawanclena
Dative wancolumwanclumwancolumwanclumwancolumwanclum
Instrumental wancolumwanclumwancolumwanclumwancolumwanclum

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wankul.

Descendants

wankle, wonky

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