Middle English Dictionary Entry
wik(ke adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | wik(ke adv. |
| Etymology | From wik(ke adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Wickedly;
(b) fiercely.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)17.177 : At my lykynge chese, To do wel oþer wike.
- ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern (Hrl 2324)93/15 : Oþir prestis don als wick þat treten diuine seruice.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)10004 : Arthur werred vpon þe Scottes, ffor þey had…ageyns þer lord do so wyk.
b
- c1380 Firumb.(1) (Ashm 33)882 : Þan laid he on þe Sarsyns wykke.