arke

English

Noun

arke (plural arkes)

1. Obsolete form of ark.
   • 1640, [George Walker], chapter VI, in The Manifold Wisedome of God: In the divers diſpenſation of Grace by Ieſus Christ. […], London: Printed by R. H[odgkinson] for Iohn Bartlet, page 61:

     Afterwards the Lord renued this Covenant with Noah, Gen. 6.10. and did further reveale it in another Type, namely, the ſaving of Noah and his family in the Arke, which was borne up by the flood of Waters; […]

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ark

Etymology

From Old English ærc, from Latin arca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ark/

Noun

arke (plural arkes)

1. chest, box, coffin
2. A large box or bin for storing meal or grain.

Descendants

• English: ark
• Yola: yark

References

• “ark(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.