Middle English Dictionary Entry
skinken v.
Entry Info
| Forms | skinken v. Also skenke(n. |
| Etymology | MDu. schenken, scenken, scinken or ON: cp. OI skenkja. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. shenchen v.
1.
(a) To serve (wine); (b) in ship names.
Associated quotations
a
- c1405 Chaucer CT.Mch.(Elsm)E.1722 : Bacus the wyn hem skynketh [vrr. skenketh; shenketh] al aboute.
b
- (1400) Comp.R.in Frost Hullapp.17 : Navis Henrici Martynson vocata Skenkewyn de Durdraght.
- (1400) Comp.R.in Frost Hullapp.24 : Navis Thome Petirson vocata Skenkewyn de Welfyng.