poken

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pouke

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle Dutch poken or Middle Low German poken, both from Proto-West Germanic *pukōn or similar, which is itself of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːkən/

Verb

poken

1. to poke

Conjugation

Conjugation of poken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) poken, poke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	poke	poked
2nd-person singular	pokest	pokedest
3rd-person singular	poketh	poked
subjunctive singular	poke
imperative singular		—
plural1	poken, poke	pokeden, pokede
imperative plural	poketh, poke	—
participles	pokynge, pokende	poked, ypoked

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

Descendants

• English: poke
• Yola: pooked (preterite)

References

• “pōken, v.¹”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.