stakeren

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stagir, staker, stakeryn, stakren, stakur, stakyre

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse stakra (“to push, stagger”), frequentative of staka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstak(ə)rən/, /ˈstaɡ(ə)rən/

Verb

stakeren (third-person singular simple present stakereth, present participle stakerende, stakerynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stakered)

1. To stagger; to walk unsteadily or erratically.
2. (rare) To stutter; to speak a spasmodic repetition.
3. (rare) To sway or fluctuate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stakeren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) stakeren, stakere
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	stakere	stakered
2nd-person singular	stakerest	stakeredest
3rd-person singular	stakereth	stakered
subjunctive singular	stakere
imperative singular		—
plural1	stakeren, stakere	stakereden, stakerede
imperative plural	stakereth, stakere	—
participles	stakerynge, stakerende	stakered

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

Descendants

• English: stagger
• Middle Scots: stakker, stagger
  • Scots: stacker, stacher, staucher

References

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