scherpen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch scherpen, from Old Dutch skerpen, from Proto-Germanic *skarpijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɛrpə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrpən

Verb

scherpen

  1. (transitive) to sharpen

Inflection

Inflection of scherpen (weak)
infinitive scherpen
past singular scherpte
past participle gescherpt
infinitive scherpen
gerund scherpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular scherpscherpte
2nd person sing. (jij) scherptscherpte
2nd person sing. (u) scherptscherpte
2nd person sing. (gij) scherptscherpte
3rd person singular scherptscherpte
plural scherpenscherpten
subjunctive sing.1 scherpescherpte
subjunctive plur.1 scherpenscherpten
imperative sing. scherp
imperative plur.1 scherpt
participles scherpendgescherpt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch skerpen, from Proto-Germanic *skarpijaną.

Verb

scherpen

  1. to sharpen, to make/become sharp

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

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