Middle English Dictionary Entry
wisker n.
Entry Info
| Forms | wisker n. Also vischar. |
| Etymology | From ON: cp. OI visk wisp & Dan. viske, Swed. viska v.; also cp. MScot. whisk n. & v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A fan; also, a switch or fly swatter.
Associated quotations
- c1450(?c1425) St.Mary Oign.(Dc 114)155/41 : She sawe oure lady standynge by þe holy wydowe and, as wiþ a wisker waftynge wynde vpon hir, tempered mercyfully þe hete þat dissesed hir.
- a1500 Add.37075 Gloss (Add 37075)63/299b : Flagellum: a vischar.