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Noun [English]

IPA: /hæŋk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hank.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hanks [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋk Etymology: From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Akin to Old English hangian (“to hang”). First known use: 14th century. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|hank}} Middle English hank, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cog|non|hǫnk}} Old Norse hǫnk, {{m|non|haki|t=something bent}} haki (“something bent”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*hakô|t=hook}} Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”), {{cog|ang|hangian||to hang}} Old English hangian (“to hang”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hank (plural hanks)
  1. A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. Translations (coil or loop): чиле (čile) [neuter] (Bulgarian), přadeno [neuter] (Czech), vyyhti (Finnish), kieppi (Finnish), pōkai (Maori), kōrino (Maori), pōkaimiro (note: of thread or yarn) (Maori), мото́к (motók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hank-en-noun-DIdaPYvY Disambiguation of 'coil or loop': 71 3 4 3 1 11 6
  2. (nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: ring or shackle to secure staysail): бухта (buhta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), litsa (Finnish), ratsastaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-hank-en-noun-HG1vjZiE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 23 20 21 1 3 11 13 5 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: ring or shackle to secure staysail': 5 60 9 9 6 2 10
  3. (Ulster) Doubt, difficulty. Tags: Ulster
    Sense id: en-hank-en-noun-NrjhOGaX Categories (other): Ulster English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 23 20 21 1 3 11 13 5
  4. (Ulster) Mess, tangle. Tags: Ulster
    Sense id: en-hank-en-noun-VzV9xBXj Categories (other): Ulster English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 23 20 21 1 3 11 13 5
  5. A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
    Sense id: en-hank-en-noun-PlklVP7y
  6. (obsolete) Hold; influence. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-hank-en-noun-oazbJYp4
  7. (wrestling) A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward. Categories (topical): Wrestling
    Sense id: en-hank-en-noun-6cVbSIJL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 23 20 21 1 3 11 13 5 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war, wrestling

Verb [English]

IPA: /hæŋk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hank.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hanks [present, singular, third-person], hanking [participle, present], hanked [participle, past], hanked [past]
Rhymes: -æŋk Etymology: From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Akin to Old English hangian (“to hang”). First known use: 14th century. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|hank}} Middle English hank, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cog|non|hǫnk}} Old Norse hǫnk, {{m|non|haki|t=something bent}} haki (“something bent”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*hakô|t=hook}} Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”), {{cog|ang|hangian||to hang}} Old English hangian (“to hang”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} hank (third-person singular simple present hanks, present participle hanking, simple past and past participle hanked)
  1. (transitive) To form into hanks. Tags: transitive Translations (To form into hanks): намотавам (namotavam) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-hank-en-verb-idLMoWG0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 23 20 21 1 3 11 13 5 Disambiguation of 'To form into hanks': 99 1
  2. (transitive, UK, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-hank-en-verb-9A21o37c Categories (other): British English

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: hanka [definite, singular], hanken [definite, singular], hanker [indefinite, plural], hankene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse hǫnk. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|hǫnk}} Old Norse hǫnk
  1. a handle (e.g. on a cup) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-hank-nb-noun-Rh-Sdz-D Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /hɑŋk/ Forms: hanken [definite, singular], hankar [indefinite, plural], hankane [definite, plural], hanka [definite, singular], hanker [indefinite, plural], hankene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse hanki. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|hanki}} Old Norse hanki
  1. a handle (e.g. on a cup) Tags: feminine Synonyms: hanke
    Sense id: en-hank-nn-noun-Rh-Sdz-D Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header

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      ]
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          "text": "Coordinate term: skein"
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        {
          "ref": "1796, Thomas Pennant, “History of Holywell Parish,”, in The History of the Parishes of Whiteford, and Holywell, London: B. and J. White, page 217",
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        {
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        "(obsolete) Hold; influence."
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      "roman": "čile",
      "sense": "coil or loop",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "vyyhti"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "coil or loop",
      "word": "pōkai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "kōrino"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "coil or loop",
      "word": "pōkaimiro"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "buhta",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "бухта"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "nautical: ring or shackle to secure staysail",
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    }
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}

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        "To form into hanks."
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        "(transitive) To form into hanks."
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
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          "ref": "1573, Richard Dering, “Accounts Book”, in The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth, John Nichols, published 1823",
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        "(transitive, UK, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate."
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      "roman": "namotavam",
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      "word": "намотавам"
    }
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}

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        "a handle (e.g. on a cup)"
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}

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        "Norwegian terms with IPA pronunciation"
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}
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}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.