douken

douken

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan, from Proto-Germanic *dūkaną, of unclear etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduːkən/

Verb

douken (third-person singular simple present douketh, present participle doukende, doukynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle douked)

  1. (chiefly Northern) To dive or plunge; to dip into or as into water.

Conjugation

Conjugation of douken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) douken
present tense past tense
1st-person singular douke douked
2nd-person singular doukest doukedest
3rd-person singular douketh douked
subjunctive singular douke
imperative singular —
plural1 douken, douke doukeden, doukede
imperative plural douketh, douke —
participles doukynge, doukende douked, ydouked

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

Descendants

  • English: duck
  • Middle Scots: douk, douke, dowk

References

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