Wieche

See also: wiechę

German

Alternative forms

• Wieke, Wiche, Wicke

Etymology

From Middle High German wieche, from Old High German wiohha, cognate to Middle Low German wēke, English wick, and Dutch wiek and in Luxembourgish Wick. Related by ablaut to German Wocken, Wickel and Wachs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːçə/

Noun

Wieche f (genitive Wieche, plural Wiechen) (obsolete)

1. wisp, strand of fibres

   Synonym: Faserbündel

2. wick, fuse, cord

   Synonyms: Docht, Lunte

   1. (medicine) specifically, a twist of lint for holding a wound open [till 19^th century]

Further reading

• “Wieche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Wieche” in Duden online
• “Wieche” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.