warlock

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

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[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

warlock (plural warlocks)

1. The male equivalent of witch.
2. (obsolete) A traitor or oath-breaker.
3. (obsolete) The Devil, Satan; a demon.
4. (originally Scotland and Northern UK) A man in league with the Devil; a male magic-user, a wizard.

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