# meak

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A hook with a long handle; scythe.

## Etymology
From Middle English meeke, probably from Old Norse mækir (“sword”), from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz. Cognate with Icelandic mækir, Old English mēċe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meak