fyke

See also: Fyke

English

Three fykes at the Zuiderzeemuseum

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch fuik (fish trap), from Middle Dutch vuyke, fuke. Cognate with West Frisian fûke, German Low German Fuuk.

Noun

fyke (plural fykes)

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

Translations

Verb

fyke (third-person singular simple present fykes, present participle fyking, simple past and past participle fyked)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To fish using a fyke.

See also

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

  • English: fike

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

  1. Alternative form of fyka
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