"priken" meaning in Middle English

See priken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: priketh [present, singular, third-person], prikende [participle, present], prikynge [participle, present], priked [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} priken, {{enm-verb|stem=prik}} priken (third-person singular simple present priketh, present participle prikende, prikynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle priked)
  1. Alternative form of prikken Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: prikken
    Sense id: en-priken-enm-verb-sFMiHTFP Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "prikynge",
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    },
    {
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          "english": "(So Nature pricks them on to ramp and rage)",
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prikynge",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "priked",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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