- wǽpengetæc
- n (-es/-tacu) wapentake (subdivision of a riding)
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wǽpengetæc
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wǽpentæc — see wǽpengetæc … Old to modern English dictionary
wapentake — division of certain English counties (equivalent to a hundred in other places), O.E. wæpengetæc, from O.N. vapnatak, from vapna, genitive plural of vapn weapon (see WEAPON (Cf. weapon)) + tak touching, from taka to take, grasp. Perhaps it… … Etymology dictionary
