hoken

See also: höken

Japanese

Romanization

hoken

1. Rōmaji transcription of ほけん

Middle English

Alternative forms

• huke, hwke, hucke (Northern)

Etymology

From Old English hōced (“crooked”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːkən/

Verb

hoken

1. to hook

Conjugation

Conjugation of hoken (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) hoken, hoke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	hoke	hoked
2nd-person singular	hokest	hokedest
3rd-person singular	hoketh	hoked
subjunctive singular	hoke
imperative singular		—
plural1	hoken, hoke	hokeden, hokede
imperative plural	hoketh, hoke	—
participles	hokynge, hokende	hoked, yhoked

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

Descendants

• English: hook
• Yola: huck, huch

References

• “họ̄ken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

North Frisian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɔ.kɛn/

Pronoun

hoken (Sylt)

1. someone, anyone

   Es diar hoken? ― Is anyone there?

   Kenst dü ek hoken üđers fraagi? ― Can't you ask someone else?

   Diar mut dach hoken di Aarber dö. ― Someone has to finally do the work.

2. (interrogative, relative) who

   Hoken is diar? ― Who's there?

   Weest dü hoken dit is? ― Do you know who that is?

3. whoever

   Hoken tö leet kumt bitaalet di Reekning. ― Whoever shows up too late pays the bill.