ȝoken

ȝoken

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ȝoke, yoke, ȝokke, jockyn, ȝeokyn, yoken

Etymology

From Old English geocian; equivalent to ȝok +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔːkən/, /ˈjɔkən/

Verb

ȝoken

1. To connect an animal with a yoke.
2. To connect two animals together with a yoke.
3. To connect an animal or animal to a harness.
4. (rare) To connect oneself to a lifepath.
5. (rare) To affix something to something else.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ȝoken (weak)

infinitive	(to) ȝoken
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	ȝoke	ȝokede
2nd person singular	ȝokest	ȝokedest
3rd person singular	ȝoketh, ȝokeþ	ȝokede
plural	ȝoken	ȝokeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ȝoke	ȝokede
plural	ȝoken	ȝokeden
imperative	present
singular	ȝoke
plural	ȝoketh, ȝokeþ
participle	present	past
	ȝokende, ȝokinge	ȝoked, yȝoked

Descendants

• English: yoke
• Scots: yoke

References

• “yōken (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-26.