fyke
English
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Three fykes at the Zuiderzeemuseum
Etymology
From Dutch fuik (“fish trap”), from Middle Dutch fuke.
Noun
fyke (plural fykes)
Middle English
Etymology
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fyke
Inherited from Old English fīc, from Vulgar Latin *fīca, from Latin fīcus. Doublet of fige.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiːk(ə)/
Descendants
- English: fike
References
- “fīk(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.
Norwegian Nynorsk
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