hoken
See also: höken
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
hoken
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old English hōced (“crooked”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hoken
- to hook
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of hoken (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “họ̄ken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
North Frisian edit
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Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
hoken (Sylt)
- someone, anyone
- Es diar hoken? ― Is anyone there?
- Kenst dü ek hoken üđers fraagi? ― Can't you ask someone else?
- Diar mut dach hoken di Aarber dö. ― Someone has to finally do the work.
- (interrogative, relative) who
- Hoken is diar? ― Who's there?
- Weest dü hoken dit is? ― Do you know who that is?
- whoever
- Hoken tö leet kumt bitaalet di Reekning. ― Whoever shows up too late pays the bill.