hacken

See also: Hacken and häcken

German

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hakən/

Verb

1. to chop, to hack
2. (colloquial) to be choppy, to not work properly, to not run smoothly

Derived terms

• abhacken
• aufhacken
• durchhacken
• Hackfleisch
• Hackfresse
• Hackordnung
• Häcksel
• kleinhacken
• zerhacken

 

Related terms

• Hacke
• häckseln

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hækən/, /hɛkən/

Verb

1. to hack, to illegally gain access to an electronic network or device

Related terms

• Hacker

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *hackon, from Proto-Germanic *hakkōną.

Verb

hacken

1. to hack, to chop
2. to delve, to dig

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	hacken
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	hacken
In genitive	hackens
In dative	hackene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	hacke	—
2nd singular	hacs, hackes	—
3rd singular	hact, hacket	—
1st plural	hacken	—
2nd plural	hact, hacket	—
3rd plural	hacken	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	hacke	—
2nd singular	hacs, hackes	—
3rd singular	hacke	—
1st plural	hacken	—
2nd plural	hact, hacket	—
3rd plural	hacken	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	hac, hacke
Plural	hact, hacket
	Present	Past
Participle	hackende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: hakken
• Limburgish: hakke

Further reading

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

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Middle English

Noun

hacken

1. Alternative form of hakken