- wéoce
- f (-an/-an) lamp or candle-wick
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wéoce
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wick — {{11}}wick (1) bundle of fiber in a lamp or candle, O.E. weoce, from W.Gmc. *weukon (Cf. M.Du. wieke, Du. wiek, O.H.G. wiohha, Ger. Wieche), of unknown origin, with no known cognates beyond Gmc. To dip one s wick engage in sexual intercourse (in… … Etymology dictionary
wick — wick1 noun 1》 a strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter. 2》 Medicine a gauze strip inserted in a wound to drain it. verb absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action … English new terms dictionary
u̯eg- — u̯eg English meaning: to weave, bind Deutsche Übersetzung: “weben, knũpfen; Gewebe, Gespinst” Material: O.Ind. vügurü “Fangstrick, net zum Wildfang, Garn”; Lat. vēlum ‘sail, Hũlle, kerchief, cloth, curtain” (therefrom vēlüre… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
