serk

Middle English

Alternative forms

serke, sark, cerke, suric, sarke, sirke, scherk, syrke, serc

Etymology

Old English serc, from Proto-Germanic *sarkiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛrk/, /sark/

Noun

serk (plural serkes)

A shirt used as an undergarment (e.g. an undershirt or chemise)

Descendants

English: sark
Scots: sark, serk

References

“serk(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.

Old Norse

Noun

serk

accusative and dative singular indefinite of serkr

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