loken

See also: Loken, Løken, and löken

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -oːkən

Verb

loken

inflection of luiken:
1. plural past indicative
2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

lonke

Middle English

Alternative forms

lokan, locen, locan, lokken, locken
luken, lukken (chiefly N & NM)
lokien, lokiæn, lokin, locian (S & K & SM, chiefly early)

Etymology

From Old English lōcian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈloːkən/

Verb

loken (third-person singular simple present loketh, present participle lokende, lokynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle loked)

to look (at)
to look (to appear to be)

Conjugation

Conjugation of loken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) loken, loke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	loke	loked
2nd-person singular	lokest	lokedest
3rd-person singular	loketh	loked
subjunctive singular	loke	loked
imperative singular	loke	—

plural¹	loken, loke	lokeden, lokede
imperative plural	loketh, loke	—

participles	lokynge, lokende	loked, yloked

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

Derived terms

Descendants

English: look (see there for further descendants)
Geordie English: luik, leuk
Scots: luik, leuk, luke
Yola: looke

References

“lọ̄ken, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Swedish

Noun

loken

definite plural of lok

Anagrams

kolen

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