Warlock Definition
The male equivalent of witch.
(originally Scotland and Northern UK) A man in league with the Devil; a male magic-user, a wizard.
Other Word Forms of Warlock
Noun
Origin of Warlock
-
From Old English wÇ£rloga, from wÇ£r (“promise") (from Proto-Indo-European *wÄ“r- (“true"); compare veritable) + loga (“liar"), from lÄ“ogan (> English lie); the ending in -ock is from Scottish & Northern English.
From Wiktionary
-
Middle English warloghe from Old English wǣrloga oath-breaker wǣr pledge wērə-o- in Indo-European roots -loga liar (from lēogan to lie leugh- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Related Articles
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to warlock using the buttons below.