wankel

Etymology
From, from.

Adjective

 * 1) unsteady, unstable, tottering
 * 2) shaky, insecure

Alternative forms

 * wankill

Etymology
From, from.

Adjective

 * 1) unstable, mutable, tottering, unconstant
 * Ðe mereman ... wuneð in wankel stede ðer ðe water sinkeð. &mdash; Bestiary, 1300