mylken

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English melcan, meolcan, from Proto-Germanic *melkaną.

Verb

mylken (third-person singular simple present mylketh, present participle mylkende, mylkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle mylked)

  1. to milk (obtain milk from an animal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mylken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) mylken, mylke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular mylke mylked
2nd-person singular mylkest mylkedest
3rd-person singular mylketh mylked
subjunctive singular mylke
imperative singular —
plural1 mylken, mylke mylkeden, mylkede
imperative plural mylketh, mylke —
participles mylkynge, mylkende mylked, ymylked

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: milk
  • Yola: mulke

References

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