forke
See also: Forke
Danish edit
Noun edit
forke c
- indefinite plural of fork
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old English force, from Proto-West Germanic *furkō, from Latin furca; also influenced by Anglo-Norman forque and Old French forche, both from the same Latin word.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
forke (plural forkes or forken)
- A fork or graip (implement used for digging).
- A gibbet or gallows.
- (Late Middle English) A fork-shaped fire iron.
- (Late Middle English, anatomy) A point, spike, or projection on a bone or tooth.
- (rare, Late Middle English) A fork (piece of cutlery).
- (rare, Late Middle English) A forked supporting pole.
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References edit
- “forke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.