yelke

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ȝelk, ȝelke, ȝeolke, ȝolc, ȝolk, ȝolke, yelk, yholke, yolke

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ġeolca, syncopic form of ġeoloca; compare yelow (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛlk(ə)/, /ˈjɔ(u̯)lk(ə)/

Noun

yelke (plural yelkes)

1. The yolk; the yellow centre of an egg.
2. (rare, figurative) The core or centre of something.

Descendants

• English: yolk (obsolete yelk)
• Fingallian: yolk
• Scots: yolk

References

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