walken

German

Etymology

From Middle High German walken (originally strong class 7, but later weak), from Old High German walcan, from Proto-West Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvalkən/, /ˈvalkn̩/

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Verb

walken (weak, third-person singular present walkt, past tense walkte, past participle gewalkt, auxiliary haben)

1. to tan (in leather-making), to full, to walk (in felt-making)
2. (transitive) to knead
   • 1905, Hedwig Heyl, “Apfelnudeln”, in Volks-Kochbuch‎:

     Die Masse wird in 4 Teile geteilt; man walkt jeden einzeln auf mit Mehl bestreutem Brett, mit bemehltem Rollholze messerrueckendick aus, und laesst die gewonnenen Teigplatten auf sauberem Tuche 1/4 Stunde an der Luft trocknen, […]

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3. (transitive, colloquial) to beat up
   • 1920 [1910], Hermann Löns, Der Wehrwolf [The Warwolf]‎:

     Er zog das Messer heraus, aber da warf ihm Gödeckengustel einen Stuhl gegen die Schienbeine, daß der Kerl den Estrich unter sich verlor, und Scheelenludchen und Meineckenfritze langten ihn sich, nahmen ihm die Pistolen ab, walkten ihn, bis er so weich wie Quark war, und schmissen ihn vor die Türe, daß es man so mülmte.

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   • 1920, Alfred Döblin, Wallenstein‎, volume 1:

     Der Zwerg geiferte frohlockend: „Jetzt sieh zu, wie du auswischst! Haha. Vor denen da! Du Dickwanst.“ Johlte gegen das Gewölbe bei Ferdinand: „Hier bin ich! Walkt den Dieb!“

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Conjugation

Derived terms

• Walken
• Walker

Related terms

• Walke
• Walkwolle
• Walkmühle
• Walkmüller

Further reading

• “walken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “walken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną.

Verb

walken

1. to knead

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: walken

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “walken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• walk, walke, walkyn, wolken

Etymology

Originally two verbs; in both cases, equivalent to walk +‎ -en (infinitival suffix):

• Old English wealcan, from Proto-West Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną.
• Old English wealcian, from Proto-West Germanic *walkōn, from Proto-Germanic *walkōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwalkən/
• (late ME) IPA^(key): /ˈwau̯lkən/

Verb

walken (third-person singular simple present walketh, present participle walkynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative welk, past participle walken)

1. To roll, toss, or turn.
2. To go or continue on a journey:
   1. To journey in or through (a place)
   2. To walk, especially for recreation.
3. To move; to be in motion:
   1. To move around; to be mobile.
   2. To be active; to operate.
4. To be living; to be alive:
   1. To reside or live somewhere.
   2. To live (in a certain way).
5. (Late Middle English) To full or beat (cloth).

   Synonym: fullen

6. (rare) To perform (tasks or jobs).

Conjugation

Related terms

• walk
• walkere
• walk-mylne

Descendants

• English: walk, waulk
• Scots: walk

See also

• waken (“to wake”)
• wakien (“to watch, awake”)

References

• “walken, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “walken, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.