spellen

See also: spelen

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛ.lə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch spellen, from Old Dutch *spellon, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną.

Verb

spellen

  1. to spell
Inflection
Inflection of spellen (weak)
infinitive spellen
past singular spelde
past participle gespeld
infinitive spellen
gerund spellen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular spelspelde
2nd person sing. (jij) speltspelde
2nd person sing. (u) speltspelde
2nd person sing. (gij) speltspelde
3rd person singular speltspelde
plural spellenspelden
subjunctive sing.1 spellespelde
subjunctive plur.1 spellenspelden
imperative sing. spel
imperative plur.1 spelt
participles spellendgespeld
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

spellen

  1. Plural form of spel (“game in general”)

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *spellon, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną.

Verb

spellen

  1. to explain
  2. to spell, to predict
  3. to mean, to indicate
  4. to spell (a word)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “spellen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “spellen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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