"forke" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔrk(ə)/, /ˈfɔrtʃ(ə)/ Forms: forkes [plural], forken [plural]
Etymology: From Old English force, from Proto-West Germanic *furkō, from Latin furca; also influenced by Anglo-Norman forque and Old French forche, both from the same Latin word. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|force}} Old English force, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*furkō}} Proto-West Germanic *furkō, {{der|enm|la|furca}} Latin furca, {{der|enm|xno|forque}} Anglo-Norman forque, {{cog|fro|forche}} Old French forche Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} forke, {{enm-noun|pl2=forken}} forke (plural forkes or forken)
  1. A fork or graip (implement used for digging). Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-forke-enm-noun-sDfC7aYg Disambiguation of Tools: 26 15 17 10 20 13
  2. A gibbet or gallows.
    Sense id: en-forke-enm-noun-QIyQCxAO
  3. (Late Middle English) A fork-shaped fire iron. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-forke-enm-noun-xLKvO1ig Categories (other): Late Middle English
  4. (Late Middle English, anatomy) A point, spike, or projection on a bone or tooth. Tags: Late-Middle-English Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-forke-enm-noun-nFIb5r18 Categories (other): Late Middle English Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  5. (rare, Late Middle English) A fork (piece of cutlery). Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare Categories (topical): Cutlery
    Sense id: en-forke-enm-noun-iDJzHAtW Disambiguation of Cutlery: 17 6 7 5 59 6 Categories (other): Late Middle English
  6. (rare, Late Middle English) A forked supporting pole. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-forke-enm-noun-UHiDDwVi Categories (other): Late Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fork, furke, forch, fourch Derived forms: forken, pichfork

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "A forked supporting pole."
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        "(rare, Late Middle English) A forked supporting pole."
      ],
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        "(rare, Late Middle English) A forked supporting pole."
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    }
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