sparke

== English == === Noun === sparke (plural sparkes) Obsolete form of spark. === Anagrams === Parkes, Pekars, Repkas, pakers == Middle English == === Alternative forms === sparc, sparck, spark, sperk, sperke === Etymology === From Old English spearca, from Proto-West Germanic *sparkō, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *sparkaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspark(ə)/, /ˈspɛrk(ə)/ === Noun === sparke (plural sparkes or (early) sparken) spark (glowing particle) (by extension) particle, mote ==== Related terms ==== sparkel sparken ==== Descendants ==== English: spark (see there for further descendants) Scots: spark, sperk ==== References ==== “spark(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse sparka. === Verb === sparke (imperative spark, present tense sparker, passive sparkes, simple past and past participle sparka or sparket, present participle sparkende) to kick to fire, sack (terminate the employment of someone) ==== Derived terms ==== sparkesykkel ==== Related terms ==== spark (noun) === References === “sparke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.