"maken" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈmaːkən/, /ˈmakən/
Etymology: From Old English macian, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|macian}} Old English macian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*makōn}} Proto-West Germanic *makōn Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} maken Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|mak|mad|3s2=makth|class=irr|class2=ed}} Forms: irregular weak [table-tags], maken [infinitive], to maken [infinitive], make [infinitive], make [first-person, present, singular], made [first-person, past, singular], maked [first-person, past, singular], makest [present, second-person, singular], madest [past, second-person, singular], makedest [past, second-person, singular], maketh [present, singular, third-person], makth [present, singular, third-person], made [past, singular, third-person], maked [past, singular, third-person], make [present, singular, subjunctive], made [past, singular, subjunctive], maked [past, singular, subjunctive], make [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], maken [plural, present], make [plural, present], maden [past, plural], made [past, plural], makeden [past, plural], makede [past, plural], maketh [imperative, plural, present], make [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], makynge [participle, present], makende [participle, present], mad [participle, past], maked [participle, past], ymad [participle, past], ymaked [participle, past]
  1. To make or create; to have something made. Derived forms: make, maker, unmaken
    Sense id: en-maken-enm-verb-6gPHoN4q Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: macke, mak, make, maki, makiȝe, makye, makyn, macen, machiæ, macian, makian, makie, makien, makiȝen, makyȝe [Early-Middle-English]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "makyȝe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maken"
}

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