weyken
Middle English
Etymology
From weyk + -en (infinitival suffix). Compare woken and Old English wǣcan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwæi̯kən/
Verb
weyken
- To make tired or exhausted; to overexert.
- (rare) To become weakened or tired.
- (rare) To make or become weak or powerless.
Conjugation
Conjugation of weyken (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) weyken, weyke | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | weyke | weyked | |
| 2nd-person singular | weykest | weykedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | weyketh | weyked | |
| subjunctive singular | weyke | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | weyken, weyke | weykeden, weykede | |
| imperative plural | weyketh, weyke | — | |
| participles | weykynge, weykende | weyked, yweyked | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “weiken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-26.
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