henken

Etymology
From, an Upper German variant of. The verb originally meant “to hang” in general, but was restricted to the context of execution in the modern written language. See for more.

Verb

 * 1)  to hang; to execute by hanging

Usage notes

 * Inflected forms in which the stem henk- is followed by a consonant are—according to any not stilted pronunciation—homophonous with the corresponding forms of, and can therefore be considered spelling variants of the latter. Some writers may use the spelling henk- instead of häng- because it is suggestive of.
 * Those forms in which the stem henk- is not followed by a consonant are audibly distinct from . These are rarely used anymore.