balken

See also: Balken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑlkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bal‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɑlkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch balken, belken, also bulken, probably onomatopoeic. Similar formations are found in German bölken (from Middle Low German), West Frisian balkje, English belch.

Verb

balken

1. (intransitive) to bray, make a donkey's sound
2. (intransitive, figuratively) to utter asinine talk
3. (intransitive) to bawl, cry, weep loudly
4. (intransitive) to belt, sing loudly

Conjugation

Conjugation of balken (weak)
infinitive	balken
past singular	balkte
past participle	gebalkt
infinitive	balken
gerund	balken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	balk	balkte
2nd person sing. (jij)	balkt, balk2	balkte
2nd person sing. (u)	balkt	balkte
2nd person sing. (gij)	balkt	balkte
3rd person singular	balkt	balkte
plural	balken	balkten
subjunctive sing.1	balke	balkte
subjunctive plur.1	balken	balkten
imperative sing.	balk
imperative plur.1	balkt
participles	balkend	gebalkt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• huilebalk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

balken

1. plural of balk

Anagrams

• blaken
• blanke

Middle English

Etymology

From balke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalkən/

Verb

balken

1. to leave an unplowed ridge between furrows.
2. to omit or neglect.

Conjugation

Conjugation of balken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) balken, balke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	balke	balked
2nd-person singular	balkest	balkedest
3rd-person singular	balketh	balked
subjunctive singular	balke
imperative singular		—
plural1	balken, balke	balkeden, balkede
imperative plural	balketh, balke	—
participles	balkynge, balkende	balked, ybalked

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

Descendants

• English: balk
• Yola: balke

References

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

Swedish

Noun

balken

1. definite singular of balk