ȝek

Middle English

Alternative forms

• yek, yeke, ȝeac, ȝeke

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ġēac, from Proto-West Germanic *gauk, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz. Doublet of goke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːk/

Noun

ȝek (genitive ȝekes)

1. (rare) cuckoo

Derived terms

• yekesters

References

• “yēk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-06.