German

Proper noun

Silke

1. A female given name, a Low German and Frisian diminutive of Cäcilie ( = Cecilia).

English

Noun

silke

1. Obsolete spelling of silk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki

Noun

silke m ‎(definite singular silken, indefinite plural silker, definite plural silkene)

1. silk

References

• “silke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki

Noun

silke m ‎(definite singular silken, indefinite plural silkar, definite plural silkane)

1. silk

References

• “silke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.