weykとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

weyk

1. alternative form of weke (“wick”)

語源 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.

別の表記

• waik, waike, wayk, wayke, weeke, weik, weike, weke, weyke

発音

• IPA: /wæi̯k/, /wɛːk/

形容詞

weyk (plural and weak singular weyke, comparative weyker, superlative weykest)

1. Weak; lacking physical strength:
   1. (of a body part) Vulnerable, inflexible, frail.
   2. (of people) Weak due to age, illness, or overexertion.
2. Vulnerable; lacking mental strength:
   1. Religiously weak; vulnerable to sin.
   2. Timid, lazy; lacking courage or will.
   3. Stupid, dumb; lacking intelligence.
3. Useless, powerless; lacking utility or power:
   1. Lacking military force or combat prowess; militarily weak.
   2. (rare) Helpless; lacking authority or control.
4. (rare) Bendable, flexible; able to be bent.
5. (rare) Fragile; easily damaged or destroyed.
6. (of sound, rare) Hard to hear or detect; quiet.

派生語

• weyken
• weykenesse
• weykly

派生した語

• English: weak
• Scots: waik, wake, wak (conflated with woke)

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