"sparke" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspark(ə)/, /ˈspɛrk(ə)/ Forms: sparkes [plural], sparken [error-unknown-tag, plural]
Etymology: From Old English spearca, from Proto-West Germanic *sparkō, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *sparkaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|spearca}} Old English spearca, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sparkō}} Proto-West Germanic *sparkō, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*sparkaz}} Proto-Germanic *sparkaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sparke, {{enm-noun|sparkes|pl2=sparken|pl2_qual=early}} sparke (plural sparkes or (early) sparken)
  1. spark (glowing particle) Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-sparke-enm-noun-zOB1~Lq3 Disambiguation of Fire: 48 52
  2. (by extension) particle, mote Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-sparke-enm-noun-zFKWOOi~ Disambiguation of Fire: 48 52 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sparc, sparck, spark, sperk, sperke Related terms: sparkel, sparken

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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