weyk

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== weyk alternative form of weke (“wick”) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, wind”); doublet of woke. Forms with /ɛː/ either reflect a monophthongisation of /æi̯/ to /ɛː/ before /k/ (which modern English dialectal evidence shows did not occur everywhere) or are borrowed from Old Norse dialects which underwent East Nordic monophongisation. ==== Alternative forms ==== waik, waike, wayk, wayke, weeke, weik, weike, weke, weyke ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /wæi̯k/, /wɛːk/ ==== Adjective ==== weyk (plural and weak singular weyke, comparative weyker, superlative weykest) Weak; lacking physical strength: (of a body part) Vulnerable, inflexible, frail. (of people) Weak due to age, illness, or overexertion. Vulnerable; lacking mental strength: Religiously weak; vulnerable to sin. Timid, lazy; lacking courage or will. Stupid, dumb; lacking intelligence. Useless, powerless; lacking utility or power: Lacking military force or combat prowess; militarily weak. (rare) Helpless; lacking authority or control. (rare) Bendable, flexible; able to be bent. (rare) Fragile; easily damaged or destroyed. (of sound, rare) Hard to hear or detect; quiet. ===== Derived terms ===== weyken weykenesse weykly ===== Descendants ===== English: weak Scots: waik, wake, wak (conflated with woke) ==== References ====