walken
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German walken (originally strong class 7, but later weak), from Old High German walcan, from Proto-West Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editwalken (weak, third-person singular present walkt, past tense walkte, past participle gewalkt, auxiliary haben)
- to tan (in leather-making), to full, to walk (in felt-making)
- (transitive) to knead
- 1905, Hedwig Heyl, “Apfelnudeln”, in Volks-Kochbuch[1]:
- Die Masse wird in 4 Teile geteilt; man walkt jeden einzeln auf mit Mehl bestreutem Brett, mit bemehltem Rollholze messerrueckendick aus, und laesst die gewonnenen Teigplatten auf sauberem Tuche 1/4 Stunde an der Luft trocknen, […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive, colloquial) to beat up
- 1920 [1910], Hermann Löns, Der Wehrwolf […] [The Warwolf][2]:
- Er zog das Messer heraus, aber da warf ihm Gödeckengustel einen Stuhl gegen die Schienbeine, daß der Kerl den Estrich unter sich verlor, und Scheelenludchen und Meineckenfritze langten ihn sich, nahmen ihm die Pistolen ab, walkten ihn, bis er so weich wie Quark war, und schmissen ihn vor die Türe, daß es man so mülmte.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1920, Alfred Döblin, Wallenstein[3], volume 1:
- Der Zwerg geiferte frohlockend: „Jetzt sieh zu, wie du auswischst! Haha. Vor denen da! Du Dickwanst.“ Johlte gegen das Gewölbe bei Ferdinand: „Hier bin ich! Walkt den Dieb!“
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | walken | ||||
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present participle | walkend | ||||
past participle | gewalkt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich walke | wir walken | i | ich walke | wir walken |
du walkst | ihr walkt | du walkest | ihr walket | ||
er walkt | sie walken | er walke | sie walken | ||
preterite | ich walkte | wir walkten | ii | ich walkte1 | wir walkten1 |
du walktest | ihr walktet | du walktest1 | ihr walktet1 | ||
er walkte | sie walkten | er walkte1 | sie walkten1 | ||
imperative | walk (du) walke (du) |
walkt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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editFurther reading
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch *walkan, from Proto-West Germanic *walkan.
Verb
editwalken
- to knead
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
edit- Dutch: walken
Further reading
edit- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “walken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editOriginally 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.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editwalken (third-person singular simple present walketh, present participle walkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative welk, past participle walken)
- To roll, toss, or turn.
- To go or continue on a journey:
- To journey in or through (a place)
- To walk, especially for recreation.
- To move; to be in motion:
- To be living; to be alive:
- (Late Middle English) To full or beat (cloth).
- Synonym: fullen
- (rare) To perform (tasks or jobs).
Conjugation
editinfinitive | (to) walken, walke | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | walke | welk, walked | |
2nd-person singular | walkest | welke, welk, walkedest | |
3rd-person singular | walketh | welk, walked | |
subjunctive singular | walke | welke1, walked1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | walken, walke | welken, welke, walkeden, walkede | |
imperative plural | walketh, walke | — | |
participles | walkynge, walkende | walken, walke, walked, ywalken, ywalke |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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editDescendants
editSee also
editReferences
edit- “walken, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “walken, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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