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marke

marke is the obsolete spelling of mark.

Meaning of mark

Noun

mark (plural marks)

  1. (obsolete) A boundary; a border or frontier.
  2. (obsolete) A boundary-post or fence.
  3. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
    • I do remember a great thron in Yatton field near Bristow-way, against which Sir William Waller's men made a great fire and killed it. I think the stump remains, and was a mark for travellers.1859, Henry Bull, A history, military and municipal, of the ancient borough of the Devizes
  4. The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
  5. (archaic) A type of small region or principality.
    • There dwells Théoden son of Thengel, King of the Mark of Rohan.1954, J R R Tolkien, The Two Towers
  6. (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.

See all 68 meanings of mark

Forms of marke

Noun
pluralmarkes
Verb
third-person singular presentmarkes
present participlemarking
past participlemarked
pastmarked

Questions about marke

What is marke the obsolete spelling of?
Marke is the obsolete spelling of mark.

Words near marke in the dictionary

  1. Markaryd
  2. markas
  3. Markazi
  4. markdown
  5. markdowns
  6. marke
  7. Markeb
  8. marked
  9. marked as
  10. marked down
  11. marked down as

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