geoloca

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġeolca, ġioloca

Etymology

From ġeolu (“yellow”) +‎ -ca (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈje͜o.lo.kɑ/

Noun

ġeoloca m

1. yolk
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativity of Our Lord"

     Sċēawa nū on ānum ǣġe, hū þæt hwīte ne biþ ġemenġed tō þām ġeolocan, and biþ hwæðre ān ǣġ.

     Now look at an egg—how the white doesn't mingle with the yolk, and yet it's still one egg.

Declension

Declension of geoloca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeoloca	ġeolocan
accusative	ġeolocan	ġeolocan
genitive	ġeolocan	ġeolocena
dative	ġeolocan	ġeolocum

Synonyms

• ǣġerġeolu

Descendants

• Middle English: yolke, yelke, ȝolke, ȝelke
  • English: yolk, yelk
  • English: gowk (“apple core”)