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A modern recreation of a mid-17th century company of pikemen.

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[edit] Noun

pike (plural: pikes (weapon), pike (fish))

  1. A very long thrusting spear used two-handed by infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults. The pike is not intended to be thrown.
  2. Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
  3. A turnpike.

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Esox lucius

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Infinitive
to pike

Third person singular
pikes

Simple past
piked

Past participle
piked

Present participle
piking

to pike (third-person singular simple present pikes, present participle piking, simple past and past participle piked)

  1. (transitive) To attack, prod, or injure someone with a pike.
  2. (Australian, slang) To quit or back out of a promise.

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From Old Norse píka, probably from Finnish.

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pike m. (definite singular piken; indefinite plural piker; definite plural pikene)

  1. girl

[edit] Usage notes

Jente is the standard appellation for girl in Norwegian, however, pike may also be used observing its somewhat conservative tint.

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[edit] References

  • pike” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.
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