Infinitive
naken; to naken; nake
Participles
| Present | nakynge; nakende |
| Past | naked; ynaked |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | nake |
| 2nd sing. | nakest |
| 3rd sing. | naketh |
| 1st plur. | naken; nake; naketh |
| 2nd plur. | naken; nake; naketh |
| 3rd plur. | naken; nake; naketh |
Past
| 1st sing. | naked; nakede |
| 2nd sing. | nakedest |
| 3rd sing. | naked; nakede |
| 1st plur. | nakeden; naked; nakede |
| 2nd plur. | nakeden; naked; nakede |
| 3rd plur. | nakeden; naked; nakede |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | nake |
| 2nd sing. | nake |
| 3rd sing. | nake |
Past
| 1st sing. | naked; nakede |
| 2nd sing. | naked; nakede |
| 3rd sing. | naked; nakede |
Imperative
| Singular | nake |
| Plural | naketh; nake |
Verbs conjugated like naken
syflen,
seisen,
cristenen,
snyten,
snowen,
snewen,
saucen,
sarsen,
whelven,
whelpen,
whelmen,
smoren,
smaken,
sliken,
sotten,
solven,
skyren,
bekenen,
beteren,
bewrien, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English nacian, from Proto-Germanic *nakwōną. See: Old English '
nacian', Proto-Germanic '
*nakwōną'.
Verbs referencing "naken"
English
nake.
Sample Sentences
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O nyce men, why nake ye youre bakkes? [c. 1380s [c. 524], Geoffrey, transl. Chaucer, Boethius de Consolatione Philosophiae, book 4, metre 7, translation of The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, line 70; republished in The Complete Works Of Geoffrey Chaucer, London: Oxford University Press, 1912, page 192:]
Cognates
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