choken

Middle English

Alternative forms

cheke, chekyn

Etymology

A late aphetic form of acheken.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeːkən/, /ˈt͡ʃɔːkən/

Verb

choken (chiefly Late Middle English)

To asphyxiate or strangle (to cause to choke).
(by extension) To suffocate; to smother.
(rare) To block or obstruct.
(rare) To choke (undergo asphyxiation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of choken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) choken
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	choke	choked
2nd-person singular	chokest	chokedest
3rd-person singular	choketh	choked
subjunctive singular	choke	choked
imperative singular	choke	—

plural¹	choken, choke	chokeden, chokede
imperative plural	choketh, choke	—

participles	chokynge, chokende	choked

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

Descendants

English: choke
Scots: choke

References

“chōken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Swedish

Noun

choken

definite singular of choke.

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