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Dutch
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Verb
[edit]balke
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[edit]Noun
[edit]balke f
Inflection
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Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “balke”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “balc”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page balc
Middle English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -alk
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English balca. Cognate with Old High German balko, German Balken (“beam”), Italian balcone (“balcony”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]balke (plural balkes)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “balk(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
[edit]Probably cognate with Old Swedish nattbakka, Old English nihtwacu (“night watch”).
Noun
[edit]balke (plural balkes)
Yola
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English balken.
Verb
[edit]balke
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English balke, from Old English balca, either from or influenced by Old Norse bálkr (“partition, ridge of land”), from Proto-Germanic *balkô.
Noun
[edit]balke (plural baulkès)
- balk, unsawed timber
- (figurative) impediment
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 4-6:
- Yer name var zetch avancet avare ye, e'en a dicke var hye, arent whilke ye brine o'zea an ye craggès o'noghanes cazed nae balke.
- Your fame for such came before you even into this retired spot, to which neither the waters of the sea below nor the mountains above caused any impediment.
References
[edit]- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 24
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