Middle-English Word of the Day - November 14, 2007
Wiket (n.) - a small gate, little window.
Biddeth Amende-yow meke hym til his maister ones
To wayven up the wiket that the womman shette
Tho Adam and Eve eten apples unrosted:
- Langland, William: The vision of Piers Plowman (1377-1379)
Pronunciation: /wIkEt/
Key
/w/ w in we, away
/I/ i in bit
/k/ k in kin
/E/ e in met
/t/ t in tie
The Middle-English Word of the Day is selected from Mayhew and Skeat's
"Concise Dictionary of Middle English."
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The approximate pronunciation is determined using Carol Hamill's Middle English Pronunciation Guide
and noted using upon the ASCII-IPA Standard
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http://www.kirshenbaum.net/IPA/
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