starken
See also: stärken and Stärken
English
Etymology
From Middle English starkenen (“to grow strong”), equivalent to stark + -en.
Verb
starken (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
starken (comparative more starken, superlative most starken)
- (obsolete) Stark; complete, absolute.
- 1593, anonymous, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act III:
- Alas poore fellow, he ſeemeth to be a ſtarken idiot.
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Anagrams
- Kanters, Kastner, knaster, rankest, tankers
German
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Adjective
starken
- inflection of stark:
- strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
- weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
- strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
- strong dative plural
- weak/mixed all-case plural