dokkyn

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Middle English

Alternative forms

docken, dokke, docke

Etymology

From dok +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔkən/

Verb

dokkyn

(Late Middle English) To lessen or shorten; to ruin or adulterate.
(rare) To dock (slice hair of an animal's tail)
(rare, Late Middle English) To lessen one's rights or capabilities.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dokkyn (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dokkyn, dokke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dokke	dokked
2nd-person singular	dokkest	dokkedest
3rd-person singular	dokketh	dokked
subjunctive singular	dokke	dokked
imperative singular	dokke	—

plural¹	dokken, dokke	dokkeden, dokkede
imperative plural	dokketh, dokke	—

participles	dokkynge, dokkende	dokked, ydokked

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

Descendants

English: dock
Scots: dock

References

“dokken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

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