weyken

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Middle English

Alternative forms

weiken, wayken

Etymology

From weyk +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). Compare woken and Old English wǣcan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwæi̯kən/

Verb

weyken

To make tired or exhausted; to overexert.
(rare) To become weakened or tired.
(rare) To make or become weak or powerless.

Conjugation

Conjugation of weyken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) weyken, weyke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	weyke	weyked
2nd-person singular	weykest	weykedest
3rd-person singular	weyketh	weyked
subjunctive singular	weyke	weyked
imperative singular	weyke	—

plural¹	weyken, weyke	weykeden, weykede
imperative plural	weyketh, weyke	—

participles	weykynge, weykende	weyked, yweyked

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

Descendants

English: weak (obsolete), weaken

References

“weiken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-26.

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