aken

A1K5E1N1
/əˈkɛn//ˈeɪkən/

verb

To bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.)

OriginOld English ācennan →
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Meanings

aken1

verbaken (third-person singular simple present akens, present participle akenning, simple past and past participle akenned)

present singular third person akens · participle present akenning · participle past akenned · past akenned

  1. obsoleteTo bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.)

aken2

verb
  1. alternativeobsoleteparticiplepastalternative past participle of ache.

Origin

  1. Old Englishācennan
  2. Englishaken

From Old English ācennan or gecennan, equivalent to a- + cennan (“to give birth to”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with aken

whenbeenthannthenevenwomenmenagainentakenuntenbenkenpendengenPennglenynGlennzenyen
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Anagrams

kaneKeannakekaenkenaenka
Cite this entry
APA

aken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aken

MLA

“aken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aken. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aken,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aken.

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