serk

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English serc, from Proto-West Germanic *sarki.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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serk (plural serkes)

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

Descendants

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  • English: sark
  • Scots: sark, serk

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse serkr (shirt), from Proto-Germanic *sarkiz.

Noun

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serk m (definite singular serken, indefinite plural serker or serkar, definite plural serkene or serkane)

  1. undergarment for women, chemise

Derived terms

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Old Frisian

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Ēn serk.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *sarcus, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos).[1] Compare modern Dutch zerk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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serk m

  1. gravestone

References

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  1. ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29

Old Norse

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Noun

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serk

  1. accusative/dative singular indefinite of serkr