Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English cloccian, from Proto-Germanic *klukkwōną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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clokken

  1. (intransitive) To cluck

Conjugation

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Conjugation of clokken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) clokken, clokke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular clokke clokked
2nd-person singular clokkest clokkedest
3rd-person singular clokketh clokked
subjunctive singular clokke
imperative singular
plural1 clokken, clokke clokkeden, clokkede
imperative plural clokketh, clokke
participles clokkynge, clokkende clokked, yclokked

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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  • English: cluck, clock
  • Scots: clok, clock, cleck

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