"sak" meaning in Middle English

See sak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sak/, /sɛk/ Forms: sakkes [plural]
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: {{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|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sak, {{enm-noun|sakkes}} sak (plural sakkes)
  1. A sack (large coarse bag):
    A wallet or moneybag.
    Categories (topical): Bags, Money
    Sense id: en-sak-enm-noun-GL8g7Zwl Disambiguation of Bags: 49 21 6 22 3 Disambiguation of Money: 71 9 7 8 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 69 13 6 9 2
  2. A sack (large coarse bag):
    A sack (unit of measure)
    Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-sak-enm-noun-m1T6Y8h~ Disambiguation of Units of measure: 35 51 5 5 4
  3. A bag-shaped organ.
    Sense id: en-sak-enm-noun-a1UUoILj
  4. (by extension) Cloth used for sacks; sackcloth. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-sak-enm-noun-VzoOLuz6
  5. (figuratively) The body; the human form. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-sak-enm-noun-at00EgnX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sac, sacche, sacke, sakke, seck, sek, sekk, sekke, zech [Kent]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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