yoken

See also: yōken

Japanese

Romanization

yoken

1. Rōmaji transcription of よけん

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ȝeokyn, ȝoke, ȝoken, ȝokke, jockyn, yoke

Etymology

From Old English geocian, from Proto-West Germanic *jukōn, from Proto-Germanic *jukōną; equivalent to yok +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔːkən/, /ˈjɒːkən/, /ˈjɔkən/

Verb

yoken (third-person singular simple present yoketh, present participle yokende, yokynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle yoked)

1. To yoke; to connect an animal or animals to a yoke or [[harness].
2. (rare) To irrevocably choose a life path.
3. (rare, figurative) To draw one's arms together.

Conjugation

Conjugation of yoken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) yoken, yoke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	yoke	yoked
2nd-person singular	yokest	yokedest
3rd-person singular	yoketh	yoked
subjunctive singular	yoke
imperative singular		—
plural1	yoken, yoke	yokeden, yokede
imperative plural	yoketh, yoke	—
participles	yokynge, yokende	yoked, yyoked

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

Descendants

• English: yoke
• Scots: yoke

References

• “yōken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-26.