barke
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barke
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle French barque, from Late Latin barca, from Vulgar Latin barica, from Ancient Greek βάρις (báris), from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare), from Egyptian bꜣjr.
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barke (plural barkys)
- (rare, Late Middle English) A seafaring vessel.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 116”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:
- It [i.e. love] is the star to every wandering barke
whose worth's unknown although his height be taken.
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References edit
- “barke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Etymology 2 edit
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barke
- Alternative form of bark
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
barke
- Alternative form of berken
Etymology 4 edit
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barke
- Alternative form of barkyn