toknen
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English tācnian, from tācn (“token, sign”); equivalent to token + -en (infinitival suffix).
Verb
toknen (third-person singular simple present tokneth, present participle toknende, toknynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tokned)
- to token (symbolize, designate, portend, indicate)
Alternative forms
- tokne, tokni, toknin, tokene, tokenen, tokin, tokine, tokun
- taken (Northern)
- tacnen, tacnien, tocnen (Early Middle English)
Descendants
References
- “tōknen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From token + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
toknen