barkyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• barke

Etymology

From bark +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbarkən/

Verb

barkyn

1. To work leather using bark.
2. (rare, Late Middle English) To form a hard layer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of barkyn (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) barken, barke
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	barke	barked
2nd-person singular	barkest	barkedest
3rd-person singular	barketh	barked
subjunctive singular	barke
imperative singular		—
plural1	barken, barke	barkeden, barkede
imperative plural	barketh, barke	—
participles	barkynge, barkende	barked, ybarked

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

Descendants

• English: bark

References

• “barken, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.