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Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
berken
- plural of berk
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English beorcan, from Proto-West Germanic *berkan (“to bark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛrkən/, (late) /ˈbarkən/
Verb
berken (third-person singular simple present berketh, present participle berkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bark, past participle borken)
- To bark (make a sound characteristic of a dog)
- To grumble or whine; to utter complaints or insults.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) berken, berke
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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berke
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bark, berked
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| 2nd-person singular
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berkest
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borke, bark, berkedest
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| 3rd-person singular
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berketh
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bark, berked
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| subjunctive singular
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berke
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borke1, berked1
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| imperative singular
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| plural2
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berken, berke
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borken, borke, berkeden, berkede
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| imperative plural
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berketh, berke
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| participles
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berkynge, berkende
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borken, borke, berked
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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