tronke
Middle English
Alternative forms
- trunke
Etymology
From Old French tronc, from Latin truncus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trunk/, [truŋk]
Noun
tronke (plural trunkes) (Late Middle English, rare)
- A large chest or storage container.
- A container which fish are put in; a fishtank.
- A tree trunk; the main stem of a tree.
- The headless body of a person.
- The head of an animal in heraldry.
Descendants
- English: trunk
- Scots: trunk
References
- “trunk(e, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-25.