berken
Dutch
editPronunciation
editNoun
editberken
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English beorcan, from Proto-West Germanic *berkan (“to bark”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editberken
- To bark (make a sound characteristic of a dog)
- To grumble or whine; to utter complaints or insults.
Conjugation
editConjugation of berken (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) berken, berke | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | berke | bark, berked | |
| 2nd-person singular | berkest | borke, bark, berkedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | berketh | bark, berked | |
| subjunctive singular | berke | borke1, berked1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | berken, berke | borken, borke, berkeden, berkede | |
| imperative plural | berketh, berke | — | |
| participles | berkynge, berkende | borken, borke, berked | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “berken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.
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