"sculken" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈskulkən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse *skulka, *skolka, usually derived from Middle Low German schulken, from schûlen (“to hide”), though as the English form implies the word existed earlier, possibly instead from a Old Saxon *skulkōn, from schûlen's ancestor *skūlian. First attested in c. 1335. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|non:*skulka<ety:bor<osx:*skulkōn>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old Saxon", "term" : "*skulkōn", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "osx" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "*skulka", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "non" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "sculken", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="sculken">, {{bor+|enm|non|*skulka}} Borrowed from Old Norse *skulka, {{der|enm|gml|schulken}} Middle Low German schulken, {{der|enm|osx|*skulkōn}} Old Saxon *skulkōn, {{etydate|c|1335}} First attested in c. 1335 Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} sculken, {{enm-verb|stem=sculk}} sculken (third-person singular simple present sculketh, present participle sculkende, sculkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sculked) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|sculk|y=0}} Forms: sculketh [present, singular, third-person], sculkende [participle, present], sculkynge [participle, present], sculked [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], sculken [infinitive], to sculken [infinitive], sculke [infinitive], sculke [first-person, present, singular], sculked [first-person, past, singular], sculkede [first-person, past, singular], sculkest [present, second-person, singular], sculkedest [past, second-person, singular], sculketh [present, singular, third-person], sculked [past, singular, third-person], sculkede [past, singular, third-person], sculke [present, singular, subjunctive], sculked [past, singular, subjunctive], sculkede [past, singular, subjunctive], sculke [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], sculken [plural, present], sculke [plural, present], sculkeden [past, plural], sculked [past, plural], sculkede [past, plural], sculketh [imperative, plural, present], sculke [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], sculkynge [participle, present], sculkende [participle, present], sculked [participle, past], sculke [alternative], skulke [alternative], sculk [alternative, Ireland, Northern], skulc [alternative, Ireland, Northern]
  1. (intransitive or reflexive) To slink or skulk; to move sneakily. Tags: Northern, intransitive, reflexive
    Sense id: en-sculken-enm-verb-WOuXolZ5 Categories (other): Gaits Disambiguation of Gaits: 40 19 41
  2. (intransitive) To hide; to conceal oneself. Tags: Northern, intransitive
    Sense id: en-sculken-enm-verb-HRQFjWdS Categories (other): Gaits Disambiguation of Gaits: 40 19 41
  3. (intransitive) To dwindle or wither away. Tags: Northern, intransitive
    Sense id: en-sculken-enm-verb-dD5d6SGq Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Northern Middle English, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Gaits Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 26 9 65 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 6 70 Disambiguation of Northern Middle English: 26 10 64 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 8 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 4 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 3 76 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 6 53 Disambiguation of Gaits: 40 19 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sculke Related terms: sculkere, sculkerie
Categories (other): Deception Disambiguation of Deception: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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        "(intransitive) To hide; to conceal oneself."
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      "form": "sculke",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculked",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculkede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculke",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculke",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculkeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculked",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculkede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculketh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculke",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculkynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculkende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculked",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skulke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sculk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ireland",
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skulc",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ireland",
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sculken",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "sculk"
      },
      "expansion": "sculken (third-person singular simple present sculketh, present participle sculkende, sculkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sculked)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sculk",
        "y": "0"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sculkere"
    },
    {
      "word": "sculkerie"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English intransitive verbs",
        "Middle English reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To slink or skulk; to move sneakily."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slink",
          "slink"
        ],
        [
          "skulk",
          "skulk"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "sneakily",
          "sneakily"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive or reflexive) To slink or skulk; to move sneakily."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "intransitive",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To hide; to conceal oneself."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hide",
          "hide"
        ],
        [
          "conceal",
          "conceal"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To hide; to conceal oneself."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dwindle or wither away."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dwindle",
          "dwindle"
        ],
        [
          "wither",
          "wither"
        ],
        [
          "away",
          "away"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To dwindle or wither away."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈskulkən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sculken"
}

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