woken

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwoʊkən/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwəʊkən/
Rhymes: -əʊkən

Verb

woken

past participle of wake

Anagrams

Keown, knowe

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɔkʲɛn]

Noun

woken

genitive plural of wokno

Synonyms

woknow

Middle English

Alternative forms

wakien, waken

Etymology

From Old English wācian; equivalent to woke +‎ -en. Compare weyken and Old English wǣcan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːkən/
(Northern ME, Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑːkən/

Verb

woken (rare)

To become weakened or tired; to weaken.
To calm; to lose one's bravery.
To add water to; to make watery or soft.

Conjugation

Conjugation of woken (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) woken
1st person singular	woke	wokede
2nd person singular	wokest	wokedest
3rd person singular	woketh, wokeþ	wokede
plural	woken	wokeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	woke	wokede
plural	woken	wokeden
imperative	present
singular	woke
plural	woketh, wokeþ
participle	present	past
participle	wokende, wokinge	woked, ywoked

References

“wōken (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-27.

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