pouke

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ppoke, powke, puke

Etymology

From Old English pūca, from Proto-West Germanic *pūkō, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô. The shortening of /uː/ before /k/ is possibly regular; compare souken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːk(ə)/, /ˈpuk(ə)/

Noun

pouke

1. A malign spirit or creature.
2. (figuratively, rare) A malign person.

Descendants

• English: puck, Puck
  • >? English: pug

References

• “pǒuk(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.