"walken" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈwalkən/, /ˈwau̯lkən/ (note: late ME)
Etymology: Originally two verbs; in both cases, equivalent to walk + -en (infinitival suffix): * Old English wealcan, from Proto-West Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną. * Old English wealcian, from Proto-West Germanic *walkōn, from Proto-Germanic *walkōną. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|walk|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} walk + -en (infinitival suffix), {{inh|enm|ang|wealcan}} Old English wealcan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*walkan}} Proto-West Germanic *walkan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*walkaną}} Proto-Germanic *walkaną, {{inh|enm|ang|wealcian}} Old English wealcian, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*walkōn}} Proto-West Germanic *walkōn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*walkōną}} Proto-Germanic *walkōną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} walken, {{enm-verb|walketh|walkynge|welk|walken}} walken (third-person singular simple present walketh, present participle walkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative welk, past participle walken) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|walk|welk||walk|c=7|w=ed}} Forms: walketh [present, singular, third-person], walkynge [participle, present], welk [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], walken [participle, past], strong weak [table-tags], walken [infinitive], to walken [infinitive], walke [infinitive], walke [first-person, present, singular], welk [first-person, past, singular], walked [first-person, past, singular], walkest [present, second-person, singular], welke [past, second-person, singular], welk [past, second-person, singular], walkedest [past, second-person, singular], walketh [present, singular, third-person], welk [past, singular, third-person], walked [past, singular, third-person], walke [present, singular, subjunctive], welke [past, singular, subjunctive], walked [past, singular, subjunctive], walke [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], walken [plural, present], walke [plural, present], welken [past, plural], welke [past, plural], walkeden [past, plural], walkede [past, plural], walketh [imperative, plural, present], walke [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], walkynge [participle, present], walkende [participle, present], walken [participle, past], walke [participle, past], walked [participle, past], ywalken [participle, past], ywalke [participle, past]
  1. To roll, toss, or turn.
    Sense id: en-walken-enm-verb-r39noE3N
  2. To go or continue on a journey:
    To journey in or through (a place)
    Categories (topical): Travel
    Sense id: en-walken-enm-verb-THVtTrId Disambiguation of Travel: 5 14 11 25 25 5 5 4 6
  3. To go or continue on a journey:
    To walk, especially for recreation.
    Categories (topical): Travel
    Sense id: en-walken-enm-verb-S-21z2bP Disambiguation of Travel: 5 14 11 25 25 5 5 4 6
  4. To move; to be in motion:
    To move around; to be mobile.
    Categories (topical): Human behaviour, Travel Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
    Sense id: en-walken-enm-verb-WTC8G6gu Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 3 2 2 37 37 3 4 1 12 Disambiguation of Travel: 5 14 11 25 25 5 5 4 6 Disambiguation of Lifeforms: 2 2 2 30 30 15 15 1 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 22 12 3 3 3 21 21 3 4 3 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 23 11 2 3 3 20 20 3 5 3 2 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 2 3 20 11 2 2 2 22 22 3 4 4 2
  5. To move; to be in motion:
    To be active; to operate.
    Categories (topical): Human behaviour, Travel Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
    Sense id: en-walken-enm-verb-7TLU37Bw Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 3 2 2 37 37 3 4 1 12 Disambiguation of Travel: 5 14 11 25 25 5 5 4 6 Disambiguation of Lifeforms: 2 2 2 30 30 15 15 1 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 22 12 3 3 3 21 21 3 4 3 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 23 11 2 3 3 20 20 3 5 3 2 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 2 3 20 11 2 2 2 22 22 3 4 4 2
  6. To be living; to be alive:
    To reside or live somewhere.
    Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
    Sense id: en-walken-enm-verb-TIiVDnTa Disambiguation of Lifeforms: 2 2 2 30 30 15 15 1 3
  7. To be living; to be alive:
    To live (in a certain way).
    Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms
    Sense id: en-walken-enm-verb-ZNtwZXSx Disambiguation of Lifeforms: 2 2 2 30 30 15 15 1 3
  8. (Late Middle English) To full or beat (cloth). Tags: Late-Middle-English Synonyms: fullen
    Sense id: en-walken-enm-verb-v9pjkw6z Categories (other): Late Middle English
  9. (rare) To perform (tasks or jobs). Tags: rare Categories (topical): Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-walken-enm-verb-Hzx2Byj6 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 3 2 2 37 37 3 4 1 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: walk, walke, walkyn, wolken Related terms: walk, walkere, walk-mylne, waken (english: to wake), wakien (english: to watch, awake)

Alternative forms

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          "kind": "topical",
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          "kind": "lifeform",
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        "To be living; to be alive:",
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          "live",
          "live"
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "To full or beat (cloth)."
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          "full",
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "To perform (tasks or jobs)."
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        "(rare) To perform (tasks or jobs)."
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        "rare"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwalkən/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈwau̯lkən/",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "walken"
}
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      "form": "walken",
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      "form": "strong weak",
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      "form": "enm-conj-st",
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    {
      "form": "7 or weak in -ed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    {
      "form": "walken",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "to walken",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "walke",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "walke",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "welk",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "walked",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "walkest",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "welke",
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        "past",
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    },
    {
      "form": "welk",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "walkedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "walketh",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "welk",
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    },
    {
      "form": "walked",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "walke",
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        "present",
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    {
      "form": "welke",
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        "past",
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    },
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      "form": "walked",
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      "form": "walke",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "walken",
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      "form": "walke",
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      "form": "welken",
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    {
      "form": "welke",
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      "form": "walkeden",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "walkede",
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      "form": "walkynge",
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      "form": "walkende",
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      "form": "walken",
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      "form": "walked",
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      "form": "ywalken",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywalke",
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      ]
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "walk"
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    {
      "word": "walkere"
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    {
      "word": "walk-mylne"
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    {
      "english": "to wake",
      "word": "waken"
    },
    {
      "english": "to watch, awake",
      "word": "wakien"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To roll, toss, or turn."
      ],
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          "roll"
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        [
          "toss",
          "toss"
        ],
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To go or continue on a journey:",
        "To journey in or through (a place)"
      ],
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        [
          "go",
          "go"
        ],
        [
          "continue",
          "continue"
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        [
          "journey",
          "journey"
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        [
          "in",
          "in"
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        [
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          "through"
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      "glosses": [
        "To go or continue on a journey:",
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        [
          "go",
          "go"
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        [
          "continue",
          "continue"
        ],
        [
          "journey",
          "journey"
        ],
        [
          "walk",
          "walk"
        ],
        [
          "recreation",
          "recreation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To move; to be in motion:",
        "To move around; to be mobile."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "motion"
        ],
        [
          "mobile",
          "mobile"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To move; to be in motion:",
        "To be active; to operate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "motion"
        ],
        [
          "active",
          "active"
        ],
        [
          "operate",
          "operate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be living; to be alive:",
        "To reside or live somewhere."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "living",
          "living"
        ],
        [
          "alive",
          "alive"
        ],
        [
          "reside",
          "reside"
        ],
        [
          "live",
          "live"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be living; to be alive:",
        "To live (in a certain way)."
      ],
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        [
          "living",
          "living"
        ],
        [
          "alive",
          "alive"
        ],
        [
          "live",
          "live"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Middle English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To full or beat (cloth)."
      ],
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        [
          "full",
          "full#English:_to_densen_cloth"
        ],
        [
          "beat",
          "beat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Middle English) To full or beat (cloth)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fullen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To perform (tasks or jobs)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perform",
          "perform"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To perform (tasks or jobs)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwalkən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwau̯lkən/",
      "note": "late ME"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "walk"
    },
    {
      "word": "walke"
    },
    {
      "word": "walkyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "wolken"
    }
  ],
  "word": "walken"
}

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