herik

Dutch

Sinapis arvensis

Alternative forms

• hederik

Etymology

From earlier hederik with common syncope of the intervocalic -d- (compare leer, weer, and so forth), from Middle Dutch hederick. An early loan from Latin hederāceus (“ivy-like”); compare German Hederich, attested as early as Old High German hederīh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.rɪk/

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Noun

herik m (plural heriken)

1. charlock (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)

   Synonym: krodde

Derived terms

• knopherik
• zwaardherik

 

Further reading

• herik on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl