ȝoken

Middle English

Alternative forms

ȝoke, yoke, ȝokke, jockyn, ȝeokyn, yoken

Etymology

From Old English geocian; equivalent to ȝok +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjɔːkən/, /ˈjɔkən/

Verb

ȝoken

To connect an animal with a yoke.
To connect two animals together with a yoke.
To connect an animal or animal to a harness.
(rare) To connect oneself to a lifepath.
(rare) To affix something to something else.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ȝoken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) ȝoken, ȝoke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ȝoke	ȝoked
2nd-person singular	ȝokest	ȝokedest
3rd-person singular	ȝoketh	ȝoked
subjunctive singular	ȝoke	ȝoked
imperative singular	ȝoke	—

plural¹	ȝoken, ȝoke	ȝokeden, ȝokede
imperative plural	ȝoketh, ȝoke	—

participles	ȝokynge, ȝokende	ȝoked, yȝoked

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: yoke
Scots: yoke

References

“yōken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-26.

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