Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
meak
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hook with a long handle; scythe.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English meeke, probably from Old Norse mækir (“sword”), from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz. Cognate with Icelandic mækir, Old English mēċe.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: meeke, mækir, *mēkijaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

meaks (plural)

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

What does meak mean?
A hook with a long handle; scythe.
Where does meak come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce meak

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