Middle English Dictionary Entry
flaunk n.
Entry Info
| Forms | flaunk n. Also flonke. |
| Etymology | Cp. flāke (1), & MnE dial. flank, vlank spark. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A spark.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)954 : Þe rayn rueled adoun, ridlande þikke, Of felle flaunkes of fyr and flakes of soufre, Al in smolderande smoke smachande ful ille.
- a1425 PPl.C (Lond-U V.88)7.335 fn. : Flonke [Hnt: as a fonk of fuyr].