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German
Etymology
From Middle High German walken (originally strong class 7, but later weak), from Old High German walcan, from Proto-West Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
walken (weak, third-person singular present walkt, past tense walkte, past participle gewalkt, auxiliary haben)
- to tan (in leather-making), to full, to walk (in felt-making)
- (transitive) to knead
- 1905, Hedwig Heyl, “Apfelnudeln”, in Volks-Kochbuch:
- Die Masse wird in 4 Teile geteilt; man walkt jeden einzeln auf mit Mehl bestreutem Brett, mit bemehltem Rollholze messerrueckendick aus, und laesst die gewonnenen Teigplatten auf sauberem Tuche 1/4 Stunde an der Luft trocknen, […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive, colloquial) to beat up
- 1920 [1910], Hermann Löns, Der Wehrwolf […] [The Warwolf], Jena: Eugen Diederichs:
- Er zog das Messer heraus, aber da warf ihm Gödeckengustel einen Stuhl gegen die Schienbeine, daß der Kerl den Estrich unter sich verlor, und Scheelenludchen und Meineckenfritze langten ihn sich, nahmen ihm die Pistolen ab, walkten ihn, bis er so weich wie Quark war, und schmissen ihn vor die Türe, daß es man so mülmte.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1920, Alfred Döblin, Wallenstein, volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer:
- Der Zwerg geiferte frohlockend: „Jetzt sieh zu, wie du auswischst! Haha. Vor denen da! Du Dickwanst.“ Johlte gegen das Gewölbe bei Ferdinand: „Hier bin ich! Walkt den Dieb!“
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Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Related terms
- Walke
- Walkwolle
- Walkmühle
- Walkmüller
Further reading
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *walkan, from Proto-West Germanic *walkan.
Verb
walken
- to knead
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: walken
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “walken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Originally two verbs; in both cases, equivalent to walk + -en (infinitival suffix):
- Old English wealcan, from Proto-West Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną.
- Old English wealcian, from Proto-West Germanic *walkōn, from Proto-Germanic *walkōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
walken (third-person singular simple present walketh, present participle walkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative welk, past participle walken)
- To roll, toss, or turn.
- To go or continue on a journey:
- To journey in or through (a place)
- To walk, especially for recreation.
- To move; to be in motion:
- To be living; to be alive:
- (Late Middle English) To full or beat (cloth).
- Synonym: fullen
- (rare) To perform (tasks or jobs).
Conjugation
1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or welkest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
See also
References
- “walken, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “walken, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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