ynke

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish ønke, from Old Norse aumka, from Old Norse aumr (miserable), from Proto-Germanic *arbumaz. see Danish øm. Cognate with Swedish ömka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈøŋɡə]

Verb

ynke (imperative ynk, infinitive at ynke, present tense ynker, past tense ynkede, perfect tense ynket)

  1. pity, have pity on

Conjugation

Conjugation of ynke
active passive
present ynker ynkes
past ynkede ynkedes
infinitive ynke ynkes
imperative ynk
participle
present ynkende
past ynket
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund ynken

Derived terms

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French enque, from Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈink(ə)/, /ˈɛnk(ə)/

Noun

ynke (uncountable)

  1. ink

Descendants

  • English: ink, inke (obsolete)
    • Japanese: インク (inku)
    • Korean: 잉크 (ingkeu)
    • Telugu: ఇంకి (iṅki)
    • Welsh: inc
  • Scots: ink

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ynke

  1. to pity, have pity on
  2. (reflexive) to whimper

References