molke

See also: Molke and mölke

Dutch

Verb

molke

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of melken

North Frisian

Etymology 1

From a merger of Old Frisian melok and molken, respectively from Proto-Germanic *meluks and *mulknō. The former is cognate with English milk, Dutch melk, German Milch, the latter with German Molke (“whey”).

Noun

molke f or n

1. (Mooring) milk

Alternative forms

• moolke (variant)
• moolk (Föhr-Amrum)
• Molk (Sylt)

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian melka, from Proto-Germanic *melkaną. Probably influenced by the related word in etymology 1.

Verb

molke

1. (Mooring) to milk

Conjugation

Conjugation of molke (Mooring dialect)

infinitive I	molke
infinitive II	(tu) molken
infinitive III	än molk
past participle	molked
imperative	molk
	present	past
1st-person singular	molk	molked
2nd-person singular	molkest	molkedst
3rd-person singular	molket	molked
plural	molke	molkeden
	perfect	pluperfect
1st-person singular	hääw molked	häi molked
2nd-person singular	hääst molked	häist molked
3rd-person singular	heet molked	häi molked
plural	hääwe molked	häin molked
	future (schale)	future (wårde)
1st-person singular	schal molke	wård molke
2nd-person singular	schäät molke	wårst molke
3rd-person singular	schal molke	wårt molke
plural	schan molke	wårde molke

Alternative forms

• moolke (Föhr-Amrum, also Mooring variant)
• molki (Sylt)

West Frisian

Etymology

From a merger of Old Frisian melok and molken, respectively from Proto-Germanic *meluks and *mulknō. The former is cognate with English milk, Dutch melk, German Milch, the latter with German Molke (“whey”).

Noun

molke c (no plural)

1. milk

Further reading

• “molke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011