balken

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑlkə(n)/ Hyphenation: bal‧ken Rhymes: -ɑlkən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch balken, belken, also bulken, probably onomatopoeic. Similar formations are found in German bölken (from Middle Low German), West Frisian balkje, English belch. ==== Verb ==== balken (intransitive) to bray, make a donkey's sound (intransitive, figuratively) to utter asinine talk (intransitive) to bawl, cry, weep loudly (intransitive) to belt, sing loudly ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== huilebalk === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== balken plural of balk === Anagrams === blaken blanke == Middle English == === Etymology === From balke. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbalkən/ === Verb === balken to leave an unplowed ridge between furrows. to omit or neglect. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: balk Yola: balke ==== References ==== “balken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Swedish == === Noun === balken definite singular of balk