tooken

English

Etymology 1

Equivalent to took +‎ -en.

Verb

tooken

  1. (obsolete, now nonstandard) plural form of took
    • 1883, Charlotte Sophia Burne, Georgina Frederica Jackson, Shropshire Folk-lore: A Sheaf of Gleanings, page 46:
      […] but they tooken on 'em soft, an' maden out as they wun right glad to see 'em agen, an axt 'em to come in an' a some mate an' drink.
    • 2010, Kathi Purnell, Silent Heroes, page 188:
      Both of them had snow on their boots, and a little on the hems of their coats, but they weren't all froze cold like yesterday. “We tooken the bus,” RJ told us.
    • 2014, John D. MacDonald, Deadly Welcome:
      Sure you've seen me before, Doyle. Turkey Kimbroy and I, we tooken you over to Davis long time ago to he'p you get in the army.

Etymology 2

A conflation of took and taken; equivalent to took +‎ -en.

Verb

tooken

  1. (dialect, nonstandard) past participle of take; nonstandard form of taken.
    • 2000, Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue, page 161:
      "She be tooken. They tooken her away."
    • 2007 January 23, Michael Brick, “A Turbulent Life Is Described by the Family of a Killer”, in New York Times‎:
      “You’re not supposed to let your child get tooken somewhere without your knowledge,” Cheryl Wilson said.

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