Wick

See also: wick and -wick

English

Proper noun

Wick

  1. A town in north-eastern Caithness, Scotland

Anagrams

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vik/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wieche, from Old High German wiohha. Cognate with German Wieche, Dutch wiek, English wick, Danish væge. Related to wéckelen (“to wind”).

Noun

Wick f (plural Wicken)

  1. wick
  2. fuse, cord
  3. drift, bank
  4. (slang, cannabis) joint

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old High German wicka, a borrowing from Latin vicia. Germanic cognates include German Wicke, English vetch, Dutch wikke.

Noun

Wick f (plural Wicken)

  1. vetch
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