berken

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛrkən

Noun

berken

  1. plural of berk

Middle English

FWOTD – 1 April 2022

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English beorcan, from Proto-West Germanic *berkan (“to bark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛrkən/, (late) /ˈbarkən/

Verb

berken (third-person singular simple present berketh, present participle berkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bark, past participle borken)

  1. To bark (make a sound characteristic of a dog)
  2. To grumble or whine; to utter complaints or insults.

Conjugation

Conjugation of berken (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) berken, berke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular berke bark, berked
2nd-person singular berkest borke, bark, berkedest
3rd-person singular berketh bark, berked
subjunctive singular berke borke1, berked1
imperative singular —
plural2 berken, berke borken, borke, berkeden, berkede
imperative plural berketh, berke —
participles berkynge, berkende borken, borke, berked

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: bark
  • Scots: berk, bark

References

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