mylken

Middle English

Alternative forms

• milke, melke, mulke

Etymology

From Old English melcan, meolcan, from Proto-Germanic *melkaną.

Verb

mylken (third-person singular simple present mylketh, present participle mylkende, mylkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle mylked)

1. to milk (obtain milk from an animal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mylken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mylken, mylke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mylke	mylked
2nd-person singular	mylkest	mylkedest
3rd-person singular	mylketh	mylked
subjunctive singular	mylke
imperative singular		—
plural1	mylken, mylke	mylkeden, mylkede
imperative plural	mylketh, mylke	—
participles	mylkynge, mylkende	mylked, ymylked

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

Related terms

• mylke, milke

Descendants

• English: milk
• Yola: mulke

References

• “milken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.