"pouke" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈpuːk(ə)/, /ˈpuk(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English pūca, from Proto-West Germanic *pūkō, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô. The shortening of /uː/ before /k/ is possibly regular; compare souken. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|pūca}} Old English pūca, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*pūkō}} Proto-West Germanic *pūkō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*pūkô}} Proto-Germanic *pūkô, {{m|enm|souken}} souken Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} pouke
  1. A malign spirit or creature. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-pouke-enm-noun-ExadIRAA Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 59 41
  2. (figuratively, rare) A malign person. Tags: figuratively, rare
    Sense id: en-pouke-enm-noun-Os~vI9ln Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): People Synonyms: ppoke, powke, puke
Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Alternative forms

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