Middle English Dictionary Entry
fāken v.
Entry Info
Forms | fāken v. |
Etymology | Cp. MnE fake one loop of a coiled rope. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut. To coil (a rope).
Associated quotations
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)742 : Frekes on þe forestayne faken þeire coblez.