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Definition stark
Etymology 1
From Middle English stark, starc, from Old English stearc, starc (“stiff, obstinate, severe, etc.”), from Proto-Germanic *starkaz, *starkuz (“stiff, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terg- (“rigid, stiff”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian sterc (“strong”), Dutch sterk (“strong”), Low German sterk (“strong”), German stark (“strong”), Danish stærk (“strong”), Swedish stark (“strong”), Norwegian sterk (“strong”), Icelandic sterkur (“strong”). Related to starch.
In the phrase stark naked: an alternation of start ("tail" or "rump"), a literal parallel to the modern butt naked.
Adjective
stark (comparative starker, superlative starkest)
- (obsolete) Hard, firm; obdurate.
- Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
- (archaic) Strong; vigorous; powerful.
- Stiff, rigid.
- Hard in appearance; barren, desolate.
- Complete, absolute, full.
Adverb
stark (not comparable)
- starkly; entirely, absolutely
Etymology 2
From Middle English starken, from Old English stearcian (“to stiffen, become hard, grow stiff or hard”), from Proto-Germanic *stark?n?, *stark?n? (“to stiffen, become hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terg- (“rigid, stiff”). Cognate with German erstarken (“to strengthen”).
Verb
stark (third-person singular simple present starks, present participle starking, simple past and past participle starked)
- (obsolete or dialectal) To stiffen.
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