serk
Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English serc, from Proto-West Germanic *sarki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛrk/, /sark/
References
- “serk(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse serkr (“shirt”), from Proto-Germanic *sarkiz.
Noun
serk m (definite singular serken, indefinite plural serker or serkar, definite plural serkene or serkane)
- undergarment for women, chemise
Derived terms
- brynjeserk (“loose chain mail”)
- hjarteserk (“pericardium”)
- nattserk (“night gown”)
Related terms
Old Frisian

Ēn serk.
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *sarcus, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos).[1] Compare modern Dutch zerk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈserk/, [ˈsærk]
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29
Old Norse
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