withersake

== English == === Alternative forms === wythersake === Etymology === From Middle English withersake, from Old English wiþersaca (“adversary, enemy; betrayer; apostate”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþrasakō, equivalent to wither- (“against”) +‎ sake. Cognate with Middle High German widersache, Modern German Widersacher (“adversary, opponent, antagonist, foe”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɪðə(ɹ)ˌseɪk/ === Noun === withersake (plural withersakes) (archaic) An apostate or perfidious renegade. Synonyms: transfuge, turncoat; see also Thesaurus:betrayer, Thesaurus:defector === Anagrams === Whiteakers