taken

== English == === Alternative forms === ta'en, tane (archaic, dialectal, Scotland) === Etymology === From Middle English taken, takenn, from Old English tacen, *ġetacen, from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic *tēkanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to take; grasp; touch”). Cognate with Scots takin, tane, Danish tagen, Swedish tagen, Icelandic tekin. Morphologically take +‎ -n. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈteɪ.kn̩/ Rhymes: -eɪkən Hyphenation: tak‧en === Adjective === taken (not comparable) Infatuated; fond of or attracted to. (informal) In a serious romantic relationship. ==== Derived terms ==== is this seat taken taken aback ==== Translations ==== === Verb === taken past participle of take === Anagrams === Kenta, tekan == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aːkən IPA(key): /ˈtaːkə(n)/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch tāken, from Old Dutch *takan, from Proto-West Germanic *takan (“to take; grasp, touch”), from Proto-Germanic *takaną (“to touch, grasp; take”). ==== Verb ==== taken (archaic, dialectal) to take, to grasp (archaic, dialectal) to touch ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== taken plural of taak === Anagrams === akten, kante, tanke == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *takan, from Proto-West Germanic *takan (“to take; grasp, touch”), from Proto-Germanic *takaną (“to touch, grasp; take”). === Verb === tāken to take, to grab to get, to achieve ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: taken Limburgish: take === Further reading === Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “taken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From late Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch, grasp”). ==== Alternative forms ==== tak, take, takon, takke, tac, tacke, thake, to ta, tan, tane (Northern) tacen, tæcen (Early Middle English) ==== Verb ==== taken (third-person singular simple present taketh, present participle takinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative tok, past participle taken) to take ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== tak ===== Descendants ===== English: take Geordie: tyek Scots: tak, ta Yola: taake ==== References ==== “tāken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== take, takene, takun, takuth, teken tas, tase (Northern); ta, tan (northwest Midlands) ==== Verb ==== taken present indicative/subjunctive plural of taken (“to take”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Alternative forms ==== take, tak, takene, takenne, takine, takein, takon, takun, thaken, toke, token, tok, tane, tan, taked tain, taine, tone, ton, toine, tene (Northern); tain, taine (northeast Midlands) ==== Verb ==== taken past participle of taken (“to take”) === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== taken (plural takenes) (Northern, Early Middle English) alternative form of token === Etymology 5 === ==== Verb ==== taken (third-person singular simple present taketh, present participle takende, takynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle taked) (Northern) alternative form of toknen == Swedish == === Noun === taken definite plural of tak === Anagrams === akten, naket, nekat, tanke