warlock
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old English wǣrloga, from wǣr (“promise”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wēr- (“true”); compare veritable) + loga (“liar”), from lēogan ( > English lie); the ending in -ock is from Scottish & Northern English.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈwɔːlɒk/
Noun [edit]
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.
Translations [edit]
male magic-user
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