nakenen

Middle English

Alternative forms

nacnen, nakne

Etymology

From naken +‎ -enen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaːk(ə)nən/, /ˈnaknən/

Verb

nakenen (third-person singular simple present nakeneth, present participle nakenende, nakenynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle nakened)

To undress; to remove clothes or make naked.
To remove some of one's clothes; to bare part of the body.
To unveil or expose; to make visible.
(rare) To remove; to ravage or plunder.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nakenen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) nakenen, nakene
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	nakene	nakened
2nd-person singular	nakenest	nakenedest
3rd-person singular	nakeneth	nakened
subjunctive singular	nakene	nakened
imperative singular	nakene	—

plural¹	nakenen, nakene	nakeneden, nakenede
imperative plural	nakeneth, nakene	—

participles	nakenynge, nakenende	nakened, ynakened

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

Derived terms

nakenynge

Descendants

English: naken (dialectal)

References

“nākenen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-21.

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