"piken" meaning in Middle English

See piken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈpikən/, /ˈpiːkən/
Etymology: From Old English *piccian, from Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *pikkōną; equivalent to pyke (“point, pike”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:*piccian<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*pikkōn>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*pikkōn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "*piccian", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "piken", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="piken">, {{inh|enm|ang|*piccian}} Old English *piccian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*pikkōn}} Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*pikkōną}} Proto-Germanic *pikkōną, {{af|enm|pyke|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=point, pike}} pyke (“point, pike”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} piken Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|pik}} Forms: weak [table-tags], piken [infinitive], to piken [infinitive], pike [infinitive], pike [first-person, present, singular], piked [first-person, past, singular], pikede [first-person, past, singular], pikest [present, second-person, singular], pikedest [past, second-person, singular], piketh [present, singular, third-person], piked [past, singular, third-person], pikede [past, singular, third-person], pike [present, singular, subjunctive], piked [past, singular, subjunctive], pikede [past, singular, subjunctive], pike [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], piken [plural, present], pike [plural, present], pikeden [past, plural], piked [past, plural], pikede [past, plural], piketh [imperative, plural, present], pike [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], pikynge [participle, present], pikende [participle, present], piked [participle, past], ypiked [participle, past], picken [alternative], pikken [alternative], pykken [alternative], pyken [alternative], pycken [alternative], pyke [alternative], picke [alternative], pyek [alternative], pic [alternative]
  1. To pick at; to use an edged tool on (a surface)
    Sense id: en-piken-enm-verb-YRN1eyI6
  2. To pierce or deal a blow using the mouth.
    Sense id: en-piken-enm-verb-HSmeFDny
  3. To grab a part of one's body with one's fingernails or teeth
    Sense id: en-piken-enm-verb-HgkEuVYL
  4. To remove with a sharp point; pick away; to remove undesired substances via the means of picking.
    Sense id: en-piken-enm-verb-ccc9KMdR Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 6 8 9 20 7 9 9 5 6 13 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 9 24 8 7 9 5 5 14 9 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 6 8 8 18 7 10 9 5 7 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 16 9 22 5 5 5 5 5 13 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 5 5 12 32 5 6 6 5 5 14 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 13 42 4 4 4 3 3 16 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 5 9 24 5 5 5 5 5 24 6
  5. To remove by means of grabbing or forcing; to take or grasp.
    Sense id: en-piken-enm-verb-koVP-1Xh
  6. To cleanse or tidy; to ensure one's own cleanliness.
    Sense id: en-piken-enm-verb-G6n6CGCX
  7. To pick, decide or elect; to make a choice or declare a preference.
    Sense id: en-piken-enm-verb-mtsFqrj2
  8. To gain possession of; to grab or grasp.
    Sense id: en-piken-enm-verb-XicvkMoD
  9. To acquire or grasp an intangible mental quality such as knowledge, skill, or disposition; to gain.
    Sense id: en-piken-enm-verb-9Wz8mqr6 Categories (other): Mind Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
  10. To seize, burgle, or pickpocket; to take illegally or illegitimately.
    Sense id: en-piken-enm-verb-9E0nTBK- Categories (other): Pages with etymon, Crime Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 5 9 24 5 5 5 5 5 24 6 Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0
  11. (rare) To depart, leave, venture out. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-piken-enm-verb-pQMXcDhG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pykeharneys, piker, pikyng

Alternative forms

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      "form": "pikeden",
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      ],
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        "To gain possession of; to grab or grasp."
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      ],
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        "To acquire or grasp an intangible mental quality such as knowledge, skill, or disposition; to gain."
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        "To depart, leave, venture out."
      ],
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        "(rare) To depart, leave, venture out."
      ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpikən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpiːkən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "piken"
}
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to piken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pike",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pike",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piked",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pikede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pikest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pikedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piketh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piked",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pikede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pike",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piked",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pikede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pike",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pike",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pikeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piked",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pikede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piketh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pike",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pikynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pikende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "piked",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ypiked",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picken",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pikken",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pykken",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyken",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pycken",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyek",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pic",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "piken",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pik"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To pick at; to use an edged tool on (a surface)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pick",
          "pick"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To pierce or deal a blow using the mouth."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pierce",
          "pierce"
        ],
        [
          "deal",
          "deal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To grab a part of one's body with one's fingernails or teeth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grab",
          "grab"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To remove with a sharp point; pick away; to remove undesired substances via the means of picking."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "pick",
          "pick"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To remove by means of grabbing or forcing; to take or grasp."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ],
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To cleanse or tidy; to ensure one's own cleanliness."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cleanse",
          "cleanse"
        ],
        [
          "tidy",
          "tidy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To pick, decide or elect; to make a choice or declare a preference."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pick",
          "pick"
        ],
        [
          "decide",
          "decide"
        ],
        [
          "elect",
          "elect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To gain possession of; to grab or grasp."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To acquire or grasp an intangible mental quality such as knowledge, skill, or disposition; to gain."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "acquire",
          "acquire"
        ],
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To seize, burgle, or pickpocket; to take illegally or illegitimately."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seize",
          "seize"
        ],
        [
          "burgle",
          "burgle"
        ],
        [
          "pickpocket",
          "pickpocket"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To depart, leave, venture out."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "depart",
          "depart"
        ],
        [
          "leave",
          "leave"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To depart, leave, venture out."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpikən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpiːkən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "piken"
}

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