v. Obs. [f. YARK v. + -EN5.] trans. To prepare.
c. 1205. Lay., 7354. Leteð ȝarkni [c. 1275 ȝarki] mine scipen.
c. 1250. Gen. & Ex., 3240. Hold up ðin ȝerde to ðe se And del it so on sundri del, Ðat ȝu ben ȝarknede weiȝes wel.
14[?]. Chaucer’s Rom. Rose (MS.), 716. Layes of loue ful wel sownyng They songen in their yarkonyng [ed. Thynne 1532 iargoning: Fr. en lor serventois, v. r. en son patois].
