yelke

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === ȝelk, ȝelke, ȝolc, ȝolk, ȝolke, yelk, yolk, yolke yholk, yholke (Northern); ȝeolke (Southern) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English ġeolca, syncopic form of ġeoloca; compare yelow (“yellow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjɛlk(ə)/, /ˈjɔ(u̯)lk(ə)/ === Noun === yelke (plural yelkes) The yolk; the yellow centre of an egg. (rare, figurative) The core or centre of something. ==== Descendants ==== English: yolk (obsolete yelk) Fingallian: yolk Middle Scots: ȝok Scots: yolk ==== References ==== “yolk(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.