yoken

See also: yōken

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

yoken

Rōmaji transcription of よけん

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

ȝeokyn, ȝoke, ȝoken, ȝokke, jockyn, yoke

Etymology edit

From Old English geocian, from Proto-West Germanic *jukōn, from Proto-Germanic *jukōną; equivalent to yok +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈjɔːkən/, /ˈjɒːkən/, /ˈjɔkən/

Verb edit

yoken (third-person singular simple present yoketh, present participle yokende, yokynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle yoked)

To yoke; to connect an animal or animals to a yoke or [[harness].
(rare) To irrevocably choose a life path.
(rare, figurative) To draw one's arms together.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of yoken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) yoken, yoke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	yoke	yoked
2nd-person singular	yokest	yokedest
3rd-person singular	yoketh	yoked
subjunctive singular	yoke	yoked
imperative singular	yoke	—

plural¹	yoken, yoke	yokeden, yokede
imperative plural	yoketh, yoke	—

participles	yokynge, yokende	yoked, yyoked

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants edit

English: yoke
Scots: yoke

References edit

“yōken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-26.