"souker" meaning in Middle English

See souker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsukər(ə)/, /ˈsuːkər(ə)/ Forms: soukers [plural], soker [alternative], soucker [alternative], sowkere [alternative], sokere [alternative], sokare [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *sūkaną Proto-West Germanic *sūkan Old English sūcan Middle English souken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English souker From souken + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:af|souken|-ere<id:agent suffix>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *sūkaną Proto-West Germanic *sūkan Old English sūcan Middle English souken Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English souker [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*sūkan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "sūcan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "souken", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }, { "id" : "agent suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "souker", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="souker">, {{af|enm|souken|-ere|id2=agentive|pos2=suffix forming agent nouns}} souken + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} souker, {{enm-noun|soukers}} souker (plural soukers)
  1. A breastfeeder; one who breastfeeds.
    Sense id: en-souker-enm-noun-8kFBg5xg Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agent suffix), Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, People Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 51 49 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agent suffix): 57 43 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 53 47 Disambiguation of People: 63 37
  2. (rare) One who sucks or attracts. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-souker-enm-noun-KVa4YqyS Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymology trees, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymology trees: 51 49 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 53 47

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈsukər(ə)/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsuːkər(ə)/"
    }
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