dokkyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• docken, dokke, docke

Etymology

From dok +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔkən/

Verb

dokkyn

1. (Late Middle English) To lessen or shorten; to ruin or adulterate.
2. (rare) To dock (slice hair of an animal's tail)
3. (rare, Late Middle English) To lessen one's rights or capabilities.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dokkyn (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dokkyn, dokke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dokke	dokked
2nd-person singular	dokkest	dokkedest
3rd-person singular	dokketh	dokked
subjunctive singular	dokke
imperative singular		—
plural1	dokken, dokke	dokkeden, dokkede
imperative plural	dokketh, dokke	—
participles	dokkynge, dokkende	dokked, ydokked

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

Descendants

• English: dock
• Scots: dock

References

• “dokken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 July 2018.