"aken" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈkɛn/ Forms: akens [present, singular, third-person], akenning [participle, present], akenned [participle, past], akenned [past]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: From Old English ācennan or gecennan, equivalent to a- + cennan (“to give birth to”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|ācennan}} Old English ācennan, {{prefix|en|a|}} a- + Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} aken (third-person singular simple present akens, present participle akenning, simple past and past participle akenned)
  1. (obsolete) To bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.) Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Pregnancy
    Sense id: en-aken-en-verb-zkoII9D0 Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 77 23 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a-, Pages with 6 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 13 34 15 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈeɪkən/
Rhymes: -eɪkən Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} aken
  1. (obsolete) alternative past participle of ache. Tags: alternative, form-of, obsolete, participle, past Form of: ache
    Sense id: en-aken-en-verb-9p3MsZ~U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 13 34 15 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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