pyke

== English == === Verb === pyke (third-person singular simple present pykes, present participle pyking, simple past and past participle pyked) Obsolete form of peek. Obsolete form of pick. === Noun === pyke (plural pykes) Obsolete form of pike. Obsolete form of paik. === Anagrams === kype == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English pīc, from Proto-West Germanic *pīk, from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz. ==== Alternative forms ==== pike, pik, pyk, pikke, pykke, peke ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /piːk/, /pik/ ==== Noun ==== pyke (plural pykes) A sharp round point or projection. A point or end of something in general; especially the end of a shoe. A pike; a piercing weapon with a spike affixed. A pickaxe; an axe with a chisel edge on one side. A number of other tools noted for their pointiness. A barb or talon of an animal or a plant. A pike (fish with a barbed mouth (Esox lucius)) (rare) A peak; a hill. ===== Related terms ===== pikerel piken ===== Descendants ===== English: pike, peak; pick (in part) Scots: pike, pick Yola: pick ===== References ===== “pī̆k(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 May 2018. “pī̆k(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 May 2018. === Etymology 2 === From Old English *piccian. ==== Verb ==== pyke alternative form of piken