ȝoken

Middle English

Alternative forms

ȝoke, yoke, ȝokke, jockyn, ȝeokyn, yoken

Etymology

From Old English geocian; equivalent to ȝok +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjɔːkən/, /ˈjɔkən/

Verb

ȝoken

To connect an animal with a yoke.
To connect two animals together with a yoke.
To connect an animal or animal to a harness.
(rare) To connect oneself to a lifepath.
(rare) To affix something to something else.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ȝoken (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) ȝoken
1st person singular	ȝoke	ȝokede
2nd person singular	ȝokest	ȝokedest
3rd person singular	ȝoketh, ȝokeþ	ȝokede
plural	ȝoken	ȝokeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	ȝoke	ȝokede
plural	ȝoken	ȝokeden
imperative	present
singular	ȝoke
plural	ȝoketh, ȝokeþ
participle	present	past
participle	ȝokende, ȝokinge	ȝoked, yȝoked

Descendants

English: yoke
Scots: yoke

References

“yōken (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-26.

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