"forken" meaning in English

See forken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more forken [comparative], most forken [superlative]
Etymology: From fork + -en, modelled after strong past participles. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fork|en}} fork + -en Head templates: {{en-adj}} forken (comparative more forken, superlative most forken)
  1. (archaic) Forked. Tags: archaic Synonyms: forkin
    Sense id: en-forken-en-adj-YijdQZWf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (noun plural) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 43 5 4 34 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (noun plural): 11 37 18 3 30

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          "ref": "1868, Samuel Cuthbert Rogers, Vesper songs",
          "text": "For ah! whatever evils lodge with youth, Like caterpillars on the leaves of spring, It of its essence counts the lip of truth, The honest tongue that wears no forken sting, The heart untouched by Care's prevailing […]",
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        },
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          "ref": "1977, American Guild of Organists, Royal Canadian College of Organists, Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, The American organist",
          "text": "While an organ with a \"forken tongue\" may sound loud enough in the church, there is a real loss of clarity."
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