kyken

Middle English

Alternative forms

• kyke, kike

Etymology

From Old Norse kikna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkikən/

Verb

kyken

1. to kick

Conjugation

Conjugation of kyken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) kyken, kyke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	kyke	kyked
2nd-person singular	kykest	kykedest
3rd-person singular	kyketh	kyked
subjunctive singular	kyke
imperative singular		—
plural1	kyken, kyke	kykeden, kykede
imperative plural	kyketh, kyke	—
participles	kykynge, kykende	kyked, ykyked

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

Descendants

• English: kick
• Yola: kink (nasal)

References

• “kiken, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.