Aked

/eɪkt/ verb

Definition

Past tense or past participle of 'ake,' an archaic or dialectal verb meaning to ache or pain.

Etymology

From Old English acan, related to Germanic roots meaning 'to pain' or 'to ache.' The form 'aked' represents older English verb conjugations that are rarely used in modern English.

Kelly Says

English used to have lots of verbs that have completely disappeared from everyday speech—'aked' is a ghost word that shows how language constantly loses old forms as people update how they talk!

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