ranken

From rank +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

ranken (third-person singular simple present rankens, present participle rankening, simple past and past participle rankened)

1. (rare, transitive, intransitive) To make or become rank
   • 1868, John Mockett Cramp, Baptist History, page 299:

     In a word, it is good for nothing but to despatch men out of the world that are burdensome, and to ranken churchyards.

   • 1993, Nelson C. Nye, Trigger Talk/the Wolf That Rode, page 202:

     His glance passed again over the patched-up rigs and spavined horses dejectedly standing in this rain-rankened muck.

   • 1996, Annie Proulx, Postcards, page 257:

     The room smoked with cold. Smoke rankened the air.

• Kernan, enrank

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ranken

1. Plural form of rank

• karnen, kranen

From Ranke (“tendril”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁaŋkən/, [ˈʁaŋkŋ̩]

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• Hyphenation: ran‧ken

ranken (third-person singular simple present rankt, past tense rankte, past participle gerankt, auxiliary haben or sein)

1. (intransitive or reflexive, sich ranken) to grow in tendrils (of plants like ivy)
2. (figuratively, with haben, ranken haben) to be told (of stories, myths, etc.)

• beranken
• emporranken
• hochranken
• umranken

ranken

1. strong masculine singular genitive form of rank.
2. strong masculine singular accusative form of rank.
3. strong neuter singular genitive form of rank.
4. strong plural dative form of rank.
5. weak masculine singular genitive form of rank.
6. weak masculine singular dative form of rank.
7. weak masculine singular accusative form of rank.
8. weak feminine singular genitive form of rank.
9. weak feminine singular dative form of rank.
10. weak neuter singular genitive form of rank.
11. weak neuter singular dative form of rank.
12. weak plural nominative form of rank.
13. weak plural genitive form of rank.
14. weak plural dative form of rank.
15. weak plural accusative form of rank.
16. mixed masculine singular genitive form of rank.
17. mixed masculine singular dative form of rank.
18. mixed masculine singular accusative form of rank.
19. mixed feminine singular genitive form of rank.
20. mixed feminine singular dative form of rank.
21. mixed neuter singular genitive form of rank.
22. mixed neuter singular dative form of rank.
23. mixed plural nominative form of rank.
24. mixed plural genitive form of rank.
25. mixed plural dative form of rank.
26. mixed plural accusative form of rank.

ranken m

1. definite singular of ranke