(a) A dwelling, home; also fig.; (b) a building or an area of land, prob. enclosed, in which a certain kind of work is done; ~ croft (werk); (c) ~ stoue [OE wīc-stōw], an encampment; (d) a collection of dwellings; a village, town, city; ~ toun [OE wīc-tūn], ?a religious community; (e) an area, a territory, a region; also fig.; baillif ~ [see baillif-wik n. (a)]; ?shire ~ [see shire n. (e)]; shir-reve ~ [see also shir-reve-wik(e n. (b)]; (f) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.257-63].