starken
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English starkenen (“to grow strong”), equivalent to stark + -en.
Verb
editstarken (third-person singular simple present starkens, present participle starkening, simple past and past participle starkened)
- (transitive) To make unbending or inflexible; stiffen; make obstinate.
Adjective
editstarken (comparative more starken, superlative most starken)
- (obsolete) Stark; complete, absolute.
- 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act III:
- Alas poore fellow, he ſeemeth to be a ſtarken idiot.
Anagrams
editGerman
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editstarken
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)
- English lemmas
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- English adjectives
- English terms with obsolete senses
- English terms with quotations
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German non-lemma forms
- German adjective forms