eldertongue

Old English · noun

earc

Part of speech
noun, feminine
IPA
/æ͜ɑrk/
[æ͜ɑrˠk]
Syllables
æ͜ɑrk (1 syllable)

Meaning

  1. a chest (for storage)

  2. the ark of Noah

    Sē wæs ġeboren on þǣre earce Noēs... He was born aboard Noah's ark...

    The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

  3. the Ark of the Covenant

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arca

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