Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To produce yolk.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. · The grease in a sheep's fleece; lanolin.
From Middle English yolke, yelke, ȝolke, ȝelke, from Old English ġeolca, ġeoloca, ġioleca (“the yellow part, yolk”), derived from Old English ġeolu (“yellow”) + -ca (diminutive suffix).
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