before 900; Middle English; Old English serc; cognate with Old Norse serkr ( cf. berserk)
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He keepit naething on but his inside sark, an' his drawers, an' a pair o' slippers, an' aff he set to rin ootby to the targets an' back.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
‘For thou must shape a sark to me, Without any cut or heme,’ quoth he.
From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank
“Out went Sigurd From that interview Into the hall of kings, Writhing with anguish; So that began to start The ardent warrior’s Iron-woven sark Off from his sides.”
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
“I’se seek nae guids, gear, bond, nor mark; I use nae beddin’, shoon, nor sark; But a cogfu’ o’ brose ’tween the licht an’ the dark Is the wage o’ Aiken-drum.”
From Spare Hours by Brown, John
"A clean thing's kindly," quo' the wife when she turned her sark after a month's wear.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
The Box, in Plymouth, was named the 2026 Art Fund Museum of the Year at a ceremony on the Cutty Sark at Royal Museums Greenwich, London, where it also received the £120,000 prize fund.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Future Sark was launched with a presentation at Island Hall, which was attended by the lieutenant governor of Guernsey and an estimated 100 islanders.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Those who have seen “Tron” will recognize that Julian’s suit resembles that of Sark, the villainous program written by Ed Dillinger, who led the original film’s Master Control Program army.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
In “Tron,” Sark was played by David Warner, who also portrayed Ed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
The Member for Sark writes from the remote Highlands of Scotland, where he has been driving past an interminable series of lochs, to inquire where the keys are kept?
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
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