"soken" meaning in Middle High German

See soken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sȫken [canonical], sȫket [present, singular, third-person], sochte [past], gesocht [participle, past], soiken [alternative], soeken [alternative]
Etymology: One of a number of Ripuarian relict forms with an unshifted postvocalic plosive. Head templates: {{head|gmh|verb|third-person singular present|sȫket|past tense|sochte|past participle|gesocht|head=sȫken}} sȫken (third-person singular present sȫket, past tense sochte, past participle gesocht)
  1. (Central Franconian) alternative form of suochen (“to seek, search”) Tags: Central, Franconian, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: suochen (extra: to seek, search)
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