stalke

Dutch

Verb

stalke

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of stalken

Middle English

Noun

stalke

1. stalk (main stem of a plant)
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1033-1036:

     This passeth yeer by yeer, and day by day,
     Til it fil ones, in a morwe of May,
     That Emelye, that fairer was to sene
     Than is the lilie upon his stalke grene, [...]

     This passes year by year and day by day,
     Until it befell once, in a morning of May,
     That Emelye, who was fairer to be seen
     Than is the lily upon its green stalk, [...]