"sak" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /sak/, /sɛk/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English sacc, sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic *sakku, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from a Semitic language. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|sacc|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English sacc, {{inh+|enm|ang|sacc}} Inherited from Old English sacc, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sakku}} Proto-West Germanic *sakku, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*sakkuz}} Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, {{der|enm|la|saccus}} Latin saccus, {{der|enm|grc|σάκκος}} Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), {{der|enm|sem|-}} Semitic Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sak, {{enm-noun|sakkes}} sak (plural sakkes) Forms: sakkes [plural], sac [alternative], sacche [alternative], sacke [alternative], sakke [alternative], seck [alternative], sek [alternative], sekk [alternative], sekke [alternative], zech [alternative, Kent]
  1. A sack (large coarse bag):
    A wallet or moneybag.
    Sense id: en-sak-enm-noun-GL8g7Zwl Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Bags, Money Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 64 8 10 13 4 Disambiguation of Bags: 33 33 10 20 4 Disambiguation of Money: 89 3 3 5 0
  2. A sack (large coarse bag):
    A sack (unit of measure)
    Sense id: en-sak-enm-noun-m1T6Y8h~ Categories (other): Bags, Units of measure Disambiguation of Bags: 33 33 10 20 4 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 26 62 4 4 4
  3. A bag-shaped organ.
    Sense id: en-sak-enm-noun-a1UUoILj Categories (other): Bags Disambiguation of Bags: 33 33 10 20 4
  4. (by extension) Cloth used for sacks; sackcloth. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-sak-enm-noun-VzoOLuz6 Categories (other): Bags Disambiguation of Bags: 33 33 10 20 4
  5. (figuratively) The body; the human form. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-sak-enm-noun-at00EgnX

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "alternative"
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    },
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        "A bag-shaped organ."
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        "(by extension) Cloth used for sacks; sackcloth."
      ],
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      ]
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        "The body; the human form."
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
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        "(figuratively) The body; the human form."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/sak/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛk/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    {
      "form": "sac",
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      "form": "sacche",
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        "alternative"
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    },
    {
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sekke",
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    },
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        "Cloth used for sacks; sackcloth."
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        "(by extension) Cloth used for sacks; sackcloth."
      ],
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        "The body; the human form."
      ],
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/sak/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɛk/"
    }
  ],
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}

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