molke
Dutch
Verb
molke
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of melken
North Frisian
Etymology 1
From a merger of Old Frisian melok and molken, respectively from Proto-Germanic *meluks and *mulknō. The former is cognate with English milk, Dutch melk, German Milch, the latter with German Molke (“whey”).
Noun
molke f or n
Alternative forms
- moolke (variant)
- moolk (Föhr-Amrum)
- Molk (Sylt)
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian melka, from Proto-Germanic *melkaną. Probably influenced by the related word in etymology 1.
Verb
molke
Conjugation
Conjugation of molke (Mooring dialect)
| infinitive I | molke | |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive II | (tu) molken | |
| infinitive III | än molk | |
| past participle | molked | |
| imperative | molk | |
| present | past | |
| 1st-person singular | molk | molked |
| 2nd-person singular | molkest | molkedst |
| 3rd-person singular | molket | molked |
| plural | molke | molkeden |
| perfect | pluperfect | |
| 1st-person singular | hääw molked | häi molked |
| 2nd-person singular | hääst molked | häist molked |
| 3rd-person singular | heet molked | häi molked |
| plural | hääwe molked | häin molked |
| future (schale) | future (wårde) | |
| 1st-person singular | schal molke | wård molke |
| 2nd-person singular | schäät molke | wårst molke |
| 3rd-person singular | schal molke | wårt molke |
| plural | schan molke | wårde molke |
Alternative forms
- moolke (Föhr-Amrum, also Mooring variant)
- molki (Sylt)
West Frisian
Etymology
From a merger of Old Frisian melok and molken, respectively from Proto-Germanic *meluks and *mulknō. The former is cognate with English milk, Dutch melk, German Milch, the latter with German Molke (“whey”).
Noun
molke c (no plural)
Further reading
- “molke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011