fyke

English
Three fykes at the Zuiderzeemuseum

Etymology

From Dutch fuik (“fish trap”), from Middle Dutch fuke.

Noun

fyke (plural fykes)

  1. (fishing) a type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops
    Synonym: fyke net, fyke-net

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology
fyke

Inherited from Old English fīc, from Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin fīcus. Doublet of fige.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːk(ə)/

Noun

fyke (plural fykes)

  1. A fig (fruit of a fig tree)

Descendants

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

fyke (present tense fyk, past tense fauk, past participle foke, present participle fykande, imperative fyk)

  1. Alternative form of fyka
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