stalken

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English stalk. Related to obsolete Dutch stolken, from Middle Dutch stolken (to walk, slosh, sneak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑl.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: stal‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkən

Verb

stalken

  1. (transitive) to stalk (to follow and harass someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stalken (weak)
infinitive stalken
past singular stalkte
past participle gestalkt
infinitive stalken
gerund stalken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular stalk stalkte
2nd person sing. (jij) stalkt, stalk2 stalkte
2nd person sing. (u) stalkt stalkte
2nd person sing. (gij) stalkt stalkte
3rd person singular stalkt stalkte
plural stalken stalkten
subjunctive sing.1 stalke stalkte
subjunctive plur.1 stalken stalkten
imperative sing. stalk
imperative plur.1 stalkt
participles stalkend gestalkt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English *stealcian, from Proto-Germanic *stalkaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstalkən/

Verb

stalken

  1. to stalk

Conjugation

Conjugation of stalken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) stalken, stalke
present tense past tense
1st-person singular stalke stalked
2nd-person singular stalkest stalkedest
3rd-person singular stalketh stalked
subjunctive singular stalke
imperative singular
plural1 stalken, stalke stalkeden, stalkede
imperative plural stalketh, stalke
participles stalkynge, stalkende stalked, ystalked

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

Descendants

  • English: stalk
  • Yola: stholk

References