carfukes

Middle English

Alternative forms

• karfuke, carfox, carfowgh, carfouk, carfouk, carfax

Etymology

From Latin quadrifurcus and Old French carrefor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarfuk(s)/

Noun

carfukes

1. A crossroads
2. (rare, figurative) The quadrivium

Descendants

• English: carfax

References

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