"choken" meaning in Middle English

See choken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeːkən/, /ˈt͡ʃɔːkən/
Etymology: A late apheretic form of acheken. Etymology templates: {{apheretic form|enm|acheken|nocap=1}} apheretic form of acheken Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} choken, {{tlb|enm|mostly|Late ME}} (chiefly Late Middle English) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|chok|inf2=0|y=0}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], choken [infinitive], to choken [infinitive], choke [infinitive], choke [first-person, present, singular], choked [first-person, past, singular], chokest [present, second-person, singular], chokedest [past, second-person, singular], choketh [present, singular, third-person], choked [past, singular, third-person], choke [present, singular, subjunctive], choked [past, singular, subjunctive], choke [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], choken [plural, present], choke [plural, present], chokeden [past, plural], chokede [past, plural], choketh [imperative, plural, present], choke [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], chokynge [participle, present], chokende [participle, present], choked [participle, past], cheke [alternative], chekyn [alternative]
  1. To asphyxiate or strangle (to cause to choke). Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-choken-enm-verb-~k9gYlu9 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 26 27 22 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 27 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 27 21 25
  2. (by extension) To suffocate; to smother. Tags: Late-Middle-English, broadly
    Sense id: en-choken-enm-verb-IiTdiXqj Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 26 27 22 25 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 34 19 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 27 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 27 21 25
  3. (rare) To block or obstruct. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-choken-enm-verb-bP9VwZc0 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 26 27 22 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 27 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 27 21 25
  4. (rare) To choke (undergo asphyxiation) Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-choken-enm-verb-Rzq9sGlR Categories (other): Late Middle English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 26 27 22 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 27 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 27 21 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Death Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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        "To block or obstruct."
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        "(rare) To block or obstruct."
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        "(rare) To choke (undergo asphyxiation)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃeːkən/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɔːkən/"
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    {
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    },
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      "form": "chokeden",
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    },
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        "To block or obstruct."
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        "(rare) To choke (undergo asphyxiation)"
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        "Late-Middle-English",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃeːkən/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɔːkən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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