Middle English Dictionary Entry
clā̆k(k)en v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | clā̆k(k)en v.(2) |
| Etymology | ON; cp. OI klaka. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To rattle or clatter, chatter; (b) to speak, talk.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?c1250) Owl & N.(Clg A.9)81 : Þi bile is stif & scharp & hoked..Þar mid þu clackes oft and longe; & þat is on of þine songe.
- c1475(c1450) Idley Instr.(Cmb Ee.4.37)1.50 : Lete thy tonge not clakke as a mille.
b
- a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sln 1986)38 : To speke of bakun mete I wolde clake [rime: spake].
- a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sln 1986)54 : Of þe secunde course now wylle I clake [rime: take].