stakeren

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse stakra (“to push, stagger”), frequentative of staka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstak(ə)rən/, /ˈstaɡ(ə)rən/

Verb

stakeren (third-person singular simple present stakereth, present participle stakerende, stakerynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stakered)

  1. To stagger; to walk unsteadily or erratically.
  2. (rare) To stutter; to speak a spasmodic repetition.
  3. (rare) To sway or fluctuate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stakeren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) stakeren, stakere
present tense past tense
1st-person singular stakere stakered
2nd-person singular stakerest stakeredest
3rd-person singular stakereth stakered
subjunctive singular stakere
imperative singular —
plural1 stakeren, stakere stakereden, stakerede
imperative plural stakereth, stakere —
participles stakerynge, stakerende stakered

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

Descendants

  • English: stagger
  • Middle Scots: stakker, stagger

References

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