choken
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editA late aphetic form of acheken.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editchoken (chiefly Late Middle English)
- To asphyxiate or strangle (to cause to choke).
- (by extension) To suffocate; to smother.
- (rare) To block or obstruct.
- (rare) To choke (undergo asphyxiation)
Conjugation
editConjugation of choken (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “chōken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish
editNoun
editchoken