bloken
Middle English
Alternative forms
- blake, blaken
- blakien, blokie (early)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English blācian (“to become pale”); equivalent to blok (“pale”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Verb
bloken (third-person singular simple present bloketh, present participle blokende, blokynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle bloked) (uncommon, intransitive)
- To become pale or pallid.
- To become scared.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bloken (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) bloken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | bloke | bloked | |
| 2nd-person singular | blokest | blokedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | bloketh | bloked | |
| subjunctive singular | bloke | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | bloken, bloke | blokeden, blokede | |
| imperative plural | bloketh, bloke | — | |
| participles | blokynge, blokende | bloked | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- Yola: blauke, blaake
References
- “blōken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.