choken
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cheke, chekyn
Etymology
A late aphetic form of acheken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃeːkən/, /ˈt͡ʃɔːkən/
Verb
choken (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
Conjugation of choken (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) choken | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | choke | choked | |
2nd-person singular | chokest | chokedest | |
3rd-person singular | choketh | choked | |
subjunctive singular | choke | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | choken, choke | chokeden, chokede | |
imperative plural | choketh, choke | — | |
participles | chokynge, chokende | choked |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: choke
- Scots: choke
References
- “chōken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish
Noun
choken
- definite singular of choke.