serk
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English serc, from Proto-West Germanic *sarki.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
serk (plural serkes)
- A shirt used as an undergarment (e.g. an undershirt or chemise)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “serk(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse serkr (“shirt”), from Proto-Germanic *sarkiz.
Noun edit
serk m (definite singular serken, indefinite plural serker or serkar, definite plural serkene or serkane)
- undergarment for women, chemise
Derived terms edit
- brynjeserk (“loose chain mail”)
- hjarteserk (“pericardium”)
- nattserk (“night gown”)
Related terms edit
Old Frisian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *sarcus, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos).[1] Compare modern Dutch zerk.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
serk m
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Old Norse edit
Noun edit
serk