vergelden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vergelden, from Old Dutch fargeldan, from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gelden.

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: ver‧gel‧den
Rhymes: -ɛldən

Verb

vergelden

to pay back, to punish, to retaliate

Inflection

Inflection of vergelden (strong class 3, prefixed)
infinitive	vergelden
past singular	vergold
past participle	vergolden
infinitive	vergelden
gerund	vergelden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vergeld	vergold
2nd person sing. (jij)	vergeldt	vergold
2nd person sing. (u)	vergeldt	vergold
2nd person sing. (gij)	vergeldt	vergoldt
3rd person singular	vergeldt	vergold
plural	vergelden	vergolden

subjunctive sing.¹	vergelde	vergolde
subjunctive plur.¹	vergelden	vergolden

imperative sing.	vergeld
imperative plur.¹	vergeldt

participles	vergeldend	vergolden
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

kwaad met kwaad vergelden

Anagrams

vergleden, verlengde

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fargeldan, from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gelden.

Verb

vergelden

to pay what is due
to reward
to pay back, to punish (for a bad deed)

Inflection

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Descendants

Dutch: vergelden

Further reading

“verghelden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“vergelden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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