- wansceaft
- \wansceaft2 f (-e/-a) misery, misfortune
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wan- — (wɒn) a prefix expressing privation or negation (approximately equivalent to un 1 or mis ), repr. OE. wan , wǫn , corresponding to OFris. wan , won , OS. wan (only in wanskefti misfortune = OE. wansceaft), MLG., MDu. wan (mod.Du. in many new… … Useful english dictionary