Middle English Dictionary Entry
sanken v.
Entry Info
| Forms | sanken v. Also sank, sanck, (error) snak; pl. sank(e, sanck, (error) saukes. |
| Etymology | ON: cp. OI samka, sanka. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To assemble, gather; assemble (people), gather; -- also refl.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)13840 : Oft he dos vs sammen snak [Frf: sank; Göt: sanck].
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)16042 : All þai gedird at his curt, and þai samen sanck [Frf: sanke; Göt: sank].
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)27663 : O nith cums bitternes o thoght..And conspiraciun, als quen Þam saukes [read: sankes] samen [Frf: to-gedder comis] þe nithful men.