dieden

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thiuden, from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną.

Verb

dieden

  1. to explain
  2. to mean, to signify
  3. to tell
  4. (with a negative) to be valid
  5. (with a negative) to be helpful, useful

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive dieden
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive dieden
In genitive diedens
In dative diedene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular diede
2nd singular diets, diedes
3rd singular diet, diedet
1st plural dieden
2nd plural diet, diedet
3rd plural dieden
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular diede
2nd singular diets, diedes
3rd singular diede
1st plural dieden
2nd plural diet, diedet
3rd plural dieden
Imperative Present
Singular diet, diede
Plural diet, diedet
Present Past
Participle diedende

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: duiden
  • Limburgish: duuje

Further reading

  • dieden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • dieden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

West Frisian

Noun

dieden

  1. plural of died
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