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

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

Descendants

English: puck, Puck

References

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

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