forke

See also: Forke

Danish

Noun

forke c

1. indefinite plural of fork

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fork, furke, forch, fourch

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔrk(ə)/, /ˈfɔrtʃ(ə)/

Noun

forke (plural forkes or forken)

1. A fork or graip (implement used for digging).
2. A gibbet or gallows.
3. (Late Middle English) A fork-shaped fire iron.
4. (Late Middle English, anatomy) A point, spike, or projection on a bone or tooth.
5. (rare, Late Middle English) A fork (piece of cutlery).
6. (rare, Late Middle English) A forked supporting pole.

Derived terms

• forken
• pichfork

Descendants

• English: fork (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: fork
• Yola: vork

References

• “forke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.