Old English · noun

wencel

Normalised wenċel

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈwen.t͡ʃel/
Syllables: ˈwen · t͡ʃel (2 syllables)
Modern English: wench child

Meaning

child
servant or slave

Declension

Declension of wencel
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wenċel	wenclu
Accusative	wenċel	wenclu
Genitive	wencles	wencla
Dative	wencle	wenclum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wankil (“one who totters, staggerer", hence "toddler”), related to Proto-West Germanic *wankijan (“to sway, waver”). Cognate with Middle High German wenkel (“small movement”), Old Dutch wankilhēt (“unsteadiness, despondency”). Related also to Old English wancol (“unstable, wavering, fickle”).

Descendants

wench

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