"douken" meaning in Middle English

See douken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈduːkən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English *dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan, from Proto-Germanic *dūkaną, of unclear etymology Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|*dūcan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English *dūcan, {{inh+|enm|ang|*dūcan}} Inherited from Old English *dūcan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*dūkan}} Proto-West Germanic *dūkan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*dūkaną}} Proto-Germanic *dūkaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} douken, {{enm-verb|stem=douk}} douken (third-person singular simple present douketh, present participle doukende, doukynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle douked) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|douk|inf2=0}} Forms: douketh [present, singular, third-person], doukende [participle, present], doukynge [participle, present], douked [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], douken [infinitive], to douken [infinitive], douke [first-person, present, singular], douked [first-person, past, singular], doukest [present, second-person, singular], doukedest [past, second-person, singular], douketh [present, singular, third-person], douked [past, singular, third-person], douke [present, singular, subjunctive], douked [past, singular, subjunctive], douke [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], douken [plural, present], douke [plural, present], doukeden [past, plural], doukede [past, plural], douketh [imperative, plural, present], douke [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], doukynge [participle, present], doukende [participle, present], douked [participle, past], ydouked [participle, past], duke [alternative], dowke [alternative]
  1. (chiefly Northern) To dive or plunge; to dip into or as into water. Tags: Northern

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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        "To dive or plunge; to dip into or as into water."
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        ],
        [
          "dip",
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        "(chiefly Northern) To dive or plunge; to dip into or as into water."
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      "ipa": "/ˈduːkən/"
    }
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        "present"
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        "plural"
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        "present"
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    {
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        "participle",
        "past"
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        "past"
      ]
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        "Middle English lemmas",
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        "Middle English verbs",
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        "To dive or plunge; to dip into or as into water."
      ],
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          "dive",
          "dive"
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        [
          "plunge",
          "plunge"
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        [
          "dip",
          "dip"
        ],
        [
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          "water"
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        "(chiefly Northern) To dive or plunge; to dip into or as into water."
      ],
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        "Northern"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈduːkən/"
    }
  ],
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}

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