"meeken" meaning in All languages combined

See meeken on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: meekens [present, singular, third-person], meekening [participle, present], meekened [participle, past], meekened [past]
Etymology: From Middle English mekenen, meknen, equivalent to meek + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mekenen}} Middle English mekenen, {{suffix|en|meek|en|id2=inchoative}} meek + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} meeken (third-person singular simple present meekens, present participle meekening, simple past and past participle meekened)
  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become meek or submissive. Tags: ambitransitive

Inflected forms

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