choken
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A late aphetic form of acheken.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
choken (chiefly Late Middle English)
- To asphyxiate or strangle (to cause to choke).
- (by extension) To suffocate; to smother.
- (rare) To block or obstruct.
- (rare) To choke (undergo asphyxiation)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of choken (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “chōken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
choken