Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old French tronc, from Latin truncus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tronke (plural trunkes) (Late Middle English, rare)

  1. A large chest or storage container.
  2. A container which fish are put in; a fishtank.
  3. A tree trunk; the main stem of a tree.
  4. The headless body of a person.
  5. The head of an animal in heraldry.

Descendants edit

  • English: trunk
  • Scots: trunk

References edit