Middle English Dictionary Entry
tiken v.
Entry Info
| Forms | tiken v. Also (early) ticki. |
| Etymology | Perh. from OE: cp. OHG zeckōn to pluck, MHG zicken, zecken to push, Du. tikken to pat, Norw. tikke to touch lightly. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To touch or pat a person as part of a game, dally frivolously.
Associated quotations
- c1230 Ancr.(Corp-C 402)221/23 : Þe ancre ne hire meiden ne plohien worldliche gomenes ed te þurle, ne ne ticki to gederes.