souken

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === soken, sokke, sokun, souke, sowke, sowken, sugke suken (Early Middle English); socon (Promptorium Parvulorum) sokyn, sowkyn (East Anglia); zouke (Kent) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English sūcan, sūgan, from Proto-West Germanic *sūkan, *sūgan, from Proto-Germanic *sūkaną, *sūganą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsuːkən/, /ˈsukən/ === Verb === souken (third-person singular simple present souketh, present participle soukende, soukynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle souked) To suck (to draw with the mouth): To breastfeed (of an infant) To milk (extract milk from breasts or udders) To suck out liquid or fluid To drink liquid (such as blood, honey) To extract or draw (move to a given location) To remove (especially by absorbing or sucking) To take money or finances (especially when using up money) ==== Usage notes ==== This verb tends to become weak in later Middle English. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== honysoke honysokel souke souker soukynge ==== Descendants ==== English: suck Scots: souke ==== References ==== “sǒuken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 October 2018.