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

• ynkelig
• ynk

References

• “ynke” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ynk, hynke, enke, henk

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

Related terms

• ynkhorn

Descendants

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

References

• “inke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 July 2019.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ynke

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

References

• “ynke” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “ynke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.