dokkyn

dokkyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• docken, dokke, docke

Etymology

From dok +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔkən/

Verb

dokkyn

1. (Late Middle English) To lessen or shorten; to ruin or adulterate.
2. (rare) To dock (slice hair of an animal's tail)
3. (rare, Late Middle English) To lessen one's rights or capabilities.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dokkyn (weak)

infinitive	(to) dokkyn
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	dokke	dokkede
2nd person singular	dokkest	dokkedest
3rd person singular	dokketh, dokkeþ	dokkede
plural	dokken	dokkeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	dokke	dokkede
plural	dokken	dokkeden
imperative	present
singular	dokke
plural	dokketh, dokkeþ
participle	present	past
	dokkende, dokkinge	dokked, ydokked

Descendants

• English: dock
• Scots: dock

References

• “dokken (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.