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forken

forken adjective: forked.

Adjective

forken (comparative more forken, superlative most forken)

  1. (archaic) Forked.
    • For ah! whatever evils lodge with youth, Like caterpillars on the leaves of spring, It of its essence counts the lip of truth, The honest tongue that wears no forken sting, The heart untouched by Care's prevailing […]1868, Samuel Cuthbert Rogers, Vesper songs
    • While an organ with a "forken tongue" may sound loud enough in the church, there is a real loss of clarity.1977, American Guild of Organists, Royal Canadian College of Organists, Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, The American organist

Forms of forken

comparativemore forken
superlativemost forken
alternative formforkin

Origin of forken

From fork + -en, modelled after strong past participles.

Questions about forken

What does forken mean?
Forken means forked.
What part of speech is forken?
Forken is an adjective.

Words near forken in the dictionary

  1. forked sundew
  2. forked tongue
  3. forked tongues
  4. forkedly
  5. forkedness
  6. forken
  7. forkend
  8. forker
  9. forkers
  10. forkful
  11. forkfuls

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