FromMiddle Englishwankel, fromOld Englishwancol, fromProto-West Germanic*wankul.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæŋkəl/
• Rhymes:-æŋkəl

wankle (comparativemorewankle,superlativemostwankle)

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England)Weak;unstable;unreliable; not to bedepended on.

• knawel

FromMiddle Englishwankel,wankill, fromOld Englishwancol, fromProto-West Germanic*wankul.

wankle (comparativemair wankle,superlativemaist wankle)

1. (hapax legomenon)weak,unsteady
   • G. Stuart

     Yourwankle leggs canno support ye / Sae sit ye down, till I exhort ye.

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