forke
See also: Forke
Danish
Noun
forke c
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English force, from Proto-Germanic *furkǭ, *furkô, from Latin furca; also influenced by Anglo-Norman forque and Old French forche, both from the same Latin word.
Pronunciation
Noun
forke (plural forkes or forken)
- A fork or graip (implement used for digging).
- (Late Middle English) A fork-shaped fire iron.
- (Late Middle English, anatomy) A point, spike, or projection on a bone or tooth.
- A gibbet or gallows.
- (rare, Late Middle English) A fork (piece of cutlery).
- (rare, Late Middle English) A forked supporting pole.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “forke (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.
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