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storken, v. Sc. and north.|ˈstɔːk(ə)n| Also 5–6 storkyn, 7– sturken. [a. ON. storkna to coagulate, corresp. to OHG. kistorchanên to become rigid, Goth. gastaurknan to dry up, f. Teut. root *sturk- ablaut-var. of *stark-: see stark a.] 1. intr. To become stout, sturdy, strong; to grow, thrive, gain strength.
c1425Wyntoun Cron. i. xvi. 1528 This Iubiter..Scho gert be fosterit tenderly, Till he wes passit all ȝouthheid And storkynnit [MS. Cott. starkynnyt] in stout manheid. 1500–20Dunbar Poems lxxv. 48 My stang dois storkyn with ȝour towdie. 1691Ray N.C. Words (ed. 2) 71 To Sturken; to grow, thrive. 1851Cumbld. Gloss., Storken, to gain strength. 1894Northumbld. Gloss. s.v., Newly-hatched chickens are often kept under cover for a day or two until they are ‘weel storkened’. 2. To be stiffened with cold, to congeal. (Said esp. of blood or melted fat.)
1570Levins Manip. 61/36 To storken, congelari. 1684G. M[eriton] Praise Yorksh. Ale (1685) 47 The Fatt's all storken'd here, a sham to see. Ibid. Clavis 108 To Storken, is to cool, or wax stiff or hard. 1691Ray N.C. Words (ed. 2) 149 To Storken. Gelu adstringi. 1781J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 97 Storken, to congeal, or coagulate like melted wax or tallow. 1785― Bran New Wark (E.D.S.) 339 Your minister was freetned, the hairs of his head stood on end, his blead storkened. |