"stouke" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstuːk(ə)/ Forms: stoukes [plural], stouc [alternative], stouk [alternative], stowk [alternative], stowke [alternative]
Etymology: Probably borrowed from Middle Low German stûke, from Middle Low German stûken (“to push, bump, compress”), from Old Saxon *stūkan, from Proto-Germanic *stūkaną (“to be stiff, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to pound, push, beat”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|gml|stûke|nocap=1}} borrowed from Middle Low German stûke, {{der|enm|gml|stûken|t=to push, bump, compress}} Middle Low German stûken (“to push, bump, compress”), {{der|enm|osx|*stūkan}} Old Saxon *stūkan, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*stūkaną|t=to be stiff, push}} Proto-Germanic *stūkaną (“to be stiff, push”), {{der|enm|ine-pro|*(s)tewg-|t=to pound, push, beat}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (“to pound, push, beat”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} stouke, {{enm-noun|stoukes}} stouke (plural stoukes)
  1. A stook or shock (arrangement of sheaves for drying) Synonyms: schok

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stouk",
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    },
    {
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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