piken

See also: Piken

Middle English

From Old English *piccian, from Proto-Germanic *pikkōną; equivalent to pyke (“point, pike”) +‎ -en.

piken

To pick at; to use a edged tool on (a surface)
To pierce or deal a blow using the mouth.
To grab a part of one's body with one's fingernails or teeth
To remove with a sharp point; pick away; to remove undesired substances via the means of picking.
To remove by means of grabbing or forcing; to take or grasp.
To cleanse or tidy; to ensure one's own cleanliness.
To pick, decide or elect; to make a choice or declare a preference.
To gain possession of; to grab or grasp.
To acquire or grasp an intangible mental quality such as knowledge, skill, or disposition; to gain.
To seize, burgle, or pickpocket; to take illegally or illegitimately.
(rare) To depart, leave, venture out.

Conjugation of piken (weak)

“pī̆ken (v.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-08.

piken m

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