choken

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cheke, chekyn

Etymology

A late apheretic form of acheken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeːkən/, /ˈt͡ʃɔːkən/

Verb

choken (chiefly Late Middle English)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of choken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) choken, choke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	choke	choked
2nd-person singular	chokest	chokedest
3rd-person singular	choketh	choked
subjunctive singular	choke
imperative singular		—
plural1	choken, choke	chokeden, chokede
imperative plural	choketh, choke	—
participles	chokynge, chokende	choked

¹ Sometimes 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

1. definite singular of choke