warlock
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English wǣrloga, from wǣr ‘promise’ (from Indo-European *wēr- ‘true’; compare veritable) + loga ‘liar’, from lēogan ( > English lie); the ending in -ck is from Scottish & Northern English.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈwɔːlɒk/
[edit] Noun
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warlock (plural warlocks)
- The male equivalent of witch.
- (obsolete) A traitor or oath-breaker.
- (obsolete) The Devil, Satan; a demon.
- (originally Scotland and Northern UK) A man in league with the Devil; a male magic-user, a wizard.
[edit] Translations
male magic-user

