souken
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old English sūcan, sūgan, from Proto-West Germanic *sūkan, *sūgan, from Proto-Germanic *sūkaną, *sūganą.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsouken
- To suck (to draw with the mouth):
- To extract or draw (move to a given location)
- To remove (especially by absorbing or sucking)
- To take money or finances (especially when using up money)
Usage notes
editThis verb tends to become weak in later Middle English.
Conjugation
editConjugation of souken (strong class 2 or weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) souken, souke | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | souke | sek, sok, souked | |
2nd-person singular | soukest | soke, sek, sok, soukedest | |
3rd-person singular | souketh | sek, sok, souked | |
subjunctive singular | souke | soke1, souked1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | souken, souke | soken, soke, soukeden, soukede | |
imperative plural | souketh, souke | — | |
participles | soukynge, soukende | soken, soke, souked, ysoken, ysoke, ysouked |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “sǒuken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-22.
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