Middle English Dictionary Entry
dank adj. & n.
Entry Info
| Forms | dank adj. & n. |
| Etymology | Prob. ON; cp. OI dökk pool. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Wet, damp; dampness, moisture.
Associated quotations
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)313 : Þe dewe þat es daunke, when þat it doun falles.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3750 : One þe danke of þe dewe many dede lyggys.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)2368 : Dropis as dew or a danke rayne.