stalken

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English stalk. Related to obsolete Dutch stolken, from Middle Dutch stolken (“to walk, slosh, sneak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑl.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: stal‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɑlkən

Verb

stalken

1. (transitive) to stalk (to follow and harass someone)

Inflection

Inflection of stalken (weak)
infinitive	stalken
past singular	stalkte
past participle	gestalkt
infinitive	stalken
gerund	stalken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	stalk	stalkte
2nd person sing. (jij)	stalkt	stalkte
2nd person sing. (u)	stalkt	stalkte
2nd person sing. (gij)	stalkt	stalkte
3rd person singular	stalkt	stalkte
plural	stalken	stalkten
subjunctive sing.1	stalke	stalkte
subjunctive plur.1	stalken	stalkten
imperative sing.	stalk
imperative plur.1	stalkt
participles	stalkend	gestalkt
1) Archaic.

Related terms

• stalker
• stalking

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stalke, stalk

Etymology

From Old English *stealcian, from Proto-Germanic *stalkaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstalkən/

Verb

stalken

1. to stalk

Conjugation

Conjugation of stalken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) stalken, stalke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	stalke	stalked
2nd-person singular	stalkest	stalkedest
3rd-person singular	stalketh	stalked
subjunctive singular	stalke
imperative singular		—
plural1	stalken, stalke	stalkeden, stalkede
imperative plural	stalketh, stalke	—
participles	stalkynge, stalkende	stalked, ystalked

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

Descendants

• English: stalk
• Yola: stholk

References

• “stalken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.