weyken

Middle English

Alternative forms

• weiken, wayken

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛi̯kən/

Verb

weyken

1. To make tired or exhausted; to overexert.
2. (rare) To become weakened or tired.
3. (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
imperative singular		—
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.