aken

See also: Aken and åken

English

Etymology 1

From a- + Old English cennan (to give birth to).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈkɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

aken (third-person singular simple present akens, present participle akenning, simple past and past participle akenned)

  1. (obsolete) To bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪkən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪkən

Verb

aken

  1. (obsolete) Alternative past participle of ache.

Anagrams


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

aken

  1. Plural form of aak

Anagrams


Estonian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic okъno (okŭno). Cognate to Finnish ikkuna and akkuna.

Noun

aken (genitive akna, partitive akent)

  1. window

Declension


Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ǣcen.

Adjective

aken

  1. Alternative form of oken
References

Etymology 2

From Old English acan, from Proto-Germanic *akaną; equivalent to ache + -en.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːkən/, /ˈɛːkən/, /ˈɔːkən/

Verb

aken

  1. To ache, to hurt.
Conjugation
Descendants
References
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