schanke

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English sċanca, from Proto-West Germanic *skankō, from Proto-Germanic *skankô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃank(ə)/, (West Midlands) /ˈʃɔnk(ə)/

Noun

schanke (plural schankes or schanken)

  1. leg, limb
  2. shank, shin
  3. leg fur

Descendants

  • English: shank
  • Middle Scots: schank, schanck

References

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