douken

Middle English

Alternative forms

• duke
• dowke (Catholicon Anglicum)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English *dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan, from Proto-Germanic *dūkaną, of unclear etymology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈduːkən/

Verb

douken (third-person singular simple present douketh, present participle doukende, doukynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle douked)

1. (chiefly Northern) To dive or plunge; to dip into or as into water.

Conjugation

Conjugation of douken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) douken
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	douke	douked
2nd-person singular	doukest	doukedest
3rd-person singular	douketh	douked
subjunctive singular	douke
imperative singular		—
plural1	douken, douke	doukeden, doukede
imperative plural	douketh, douke	—
participles	doukynge, doukende	douked, ydouked

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

Descendants

• English: duck
• Middle Scots: douk, douke, dowk
  • Scots: dook, douk

References

• “dǒuken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “duck, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.