clokken
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cloken, clocken, clokkyn
Etymology
From Old English cloccian, from Proto-Germanic *klukkwōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɔkən/
Verb
clokken
- (intransitive) To cluck
Conjugation
Conjugation of clokken (weak)
| infinitive | (to) clokken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | clokke | clokkede |
| 2nd person singular | clokkest | clokkedest |
| 3rd person singular | clokketh, clokkeþ | clokkede |
| plural | clokken | clokkeden |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | clokke | clokkede |
| plural | clokken | clokkeden |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | clokke | |
| plural | clokketh, clokkeþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| clokkende, clokkinge | clokked, yclokked | |
Descendants
- English: (to) cluck, clock
- Scots: (to) clok, clock, cleck
References
- “clokken (v.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-23.