souken

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sūcan, sūgan, from Proto-West Germanic *sūkan, *sūgan, from Proto-Germanic *sūkaną, *sūganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsukən/, /ˈsuːkən/

Verb

souken

  1. To suck (to draw with the mouth):
    1. To breastfeed (of an infant)
    2. To milk (extract milk from breasts or udders)
    3. To suck out liquid or fluid
    4. To drink liquid (such as blood, honey)
  2. To extract or draw (move to a given location)
  3. To remove (especially by absorbing or sucking)
  4. To take money or finances (especially when using up money)

Usage notes

This verb tends to become weak in later Middle English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of souken (strong class 2 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) souken, souke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular souke sek, sok, souked
2nd-person singular soukest soke1, soukedest
3rd-person singular souketh sek, sok, souked
subjunctive singular souke soke2, souked2
imperative singular —
plural3 souken, souke soken, soke, soukeden, soukede
imperative plural souketh, souke —
participles soukynge, soukende soken, soke, souked, ysoken, ysoke, ysouked

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or sekest, sokest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: suck
  • Scots: souke

References

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