boeten

See also: böten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch boeten (to improve), from Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbutə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -utən

Verb

boeten

  1. (intransitive) to pay for something as punishment
  2. (intransitive) to expiate

Inflection

Inflection of boeten (weak)
infinitive boeten
past singular boette
past participle geboet
infinitive boeten
gerund boeten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular boetboette
2nd person sing. (jij) boetboette
2nd person sing. (u) boetboette
2nd person sing. (gij) boetboette
3rd person singular boetboette
plural boetenboetten
subjunctive sing.1 boeteboette
subjunctive plur.1 boetenboetten
imperative sing. boet
imperative plur.1 boet
participles boetendgeboet
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Anagrams


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Verb

boeten

  1. to improve, to make better
  2. to still, to satisfy
  3. to repair
  4. to compensate, to reimburse

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive boeten
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive boeten
In genitive boetens
In dative boetene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular boete
2nd singular boets, boetes
3rd singular boet, boetet
1st plural boeten
2nd plural boet, boetet
3rd plural boeten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular boete
2nd singular boets, boetes
3rd singular boete
1st plural boeten
2nd plural boet, boetet
3rd plural boeten
Imperative Present
Singular boet, boete
Plural boet, boetet
Present Past
Participle boetende

Derived terms

  • boetere
  • boetinge

Descendants

Further reading

  • boeten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • boeten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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