kemmen

See also: këmmen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kemmen, from Old Dutch *kemben, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną, from *kambaz (comb). Still used up to the 17th century, but replaced by kammen, which was re-formed from the noun.

Verb

kemmen

  1. (obsolete) to comb
    Synonym: kammen

Inflection

Inflection of kemmen (weak)
infinitive kemmen
past singular kemde
past participle gekemd
infinitive kemmen
gerund kemmen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kemkemde
2nd person sing. (jij) kemtkemde
2nd person sing. (u) kemtkemde
2nd person sing. (gij) kemtkemde
3rd person singular kemtkemde
plural kemmenkemden
subjunctive sing.1 kemmekemde
subjunctive plur.1 kemmenkemden
imperative sing. kem
imperative plur.1 kemt
participles kemmendgekemd
1) Archaic.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kemben, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną.

Verb

kemmen

  1. to comb

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive kemmen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive kemmen
In genitive kemmens
In dative kemmene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular kemme
2nd singular kems, kemmes
3rd singular kemt, kemmet
1st plural kemmen
2nd plural kemt, kemmet
3rd plural kemmen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular kemme
2nd singular kems, kemmes
3rd singular kemme
1st plural kemmen
2nd plural kemt, kemmet
3rd plural kemmen
Imperative Present
Singular kem, kemme
Plural kemt, kemmet
Present Past
Participle kemmende

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

  • kemben”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • kemmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Verb

kemmen

  1. Alternative form of kemben

Mòcheno

Verb

kemmen

  1. to come

References

  • “kemmen” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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