different between fyke vs byke

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch fuik (“fish trap”), from Middle Dutch vuyke, fuke. Cognate with West Frisian fûke, German Low German Fuuk.

Noun

fyke (plural fykes)

1. (fishing) A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.

   Synonym: fyke net, fyke-net

Translations

See also

• fike

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fycz, fic, fike

Etymology

Inherited from Old English f?c, from Vulgar Latin *f?ca, from Latin f?cus. Doublet of fige.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fi?k(?)/

Noun

fyke (plural fykes)

1. A fig (fruit of a fig tree)

Descendants

• English: fike

References

• “f?k(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

fyke (present tense fyk, past tense fauk, supine foke, past participle foken, present participle fykande, imperative fyk)

1. Alternative form of fyka

English

Noun

byke (plural bykes)

1. Alternative form of bike (wasps' or hornets' nest)

Scots

Alternative forms

• bike, byk, byik, bink

Etymology

Etymology unknown. Cognate with Northern Middle English bike; cf. English bike.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?ik/
• (Southern Scotland) IPA^(key): /?ba?k/

Noun

byke (plural bykes)

1. a beehive or anthill
2. a home, a dwelling
3. (figuratively) a swarm, usually of people