barkyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

barke

Etymology

From bark +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbarkən/

Verb

barkyn

To work leather using bark.
(rare, Late Middle English) To form a hard layer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of barkyn (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) barken, barke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	barke	barked
2nd-person singular	barkest	barkedest
3rd-person singular	barketh	barked
subjunctive singular	barke	barked
imperative singular	barke	—

plural¹	barken, barke	barkeden, barkede
imperative plural	barketh, barke	—

participles	barkynge, barkende	barked, ybarked

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

Descendants

English: bark

References

“barken, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

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