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withersake

Withersake (noun) means an apostate or perfidious renegade.

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An apostate or perfidious renegade.
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Etymology

From Middle English withersake, from Old English wiþersaca (“adversary, enemy; betrayer; apostate”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþrasakō, equivalent to wither- (“against”) + sake. Cognate with Middle High German widersache, Modern German Widersacher (“adversary, opponent, antagonist, foe”).

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"withersake" (noun) means an apostate or perfidious renegade.

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