vergeven

Dutch

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -eːvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vergēven, from Old Dutch *fargevan, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną.

Verb

vergeven

  1. to forgive
  2. (obsolete) to harm through poison
    Synonym: vergiftigen
Inflection
Inflection of vergeven (strong class 5, prefixed)
infinitive vergeven
past singular vergaf
past participle vergeven
infinitive vergeven
gerund vergeven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vergeefvergaf
2nd person sing. (jij) vergeeftvergaf
2nd person sing. (u) vergeeftvergaf
2nd person sing. (gij) vergeeftvergaaft
3rd person singular vergeeftvergaf
plural vergevenvergaven
subjunctive sing.1 vergevevergave
subjunctive plur.1 vergevenvergaven
imperative sing. vergeef
imperative plur.1 vergeeft
participles vergevendvergeven
1) Archaic.

Inflection
Inflection of vergeven
uninflected vergeven
inflected vergeven
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial vergeven
indefinite m./f. sing. vergeven
n. sing. vergeven
plural vergeven
definite vergeven
partitive vergevens

Etymology 2

Adjective

vergeven (not comparable)

  1. overrun, crawling
Inflection
Inflection of vergeven
uninflected vergeven
inflected vergeven
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial vergeven
indefinite m./f. sing. vergeven
n. sing. vergeven
plural vergeven
definite vergeven
partitive

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Participle

vergeven

  1. past participle of vergeven

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *fargevan, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gēven.

Verb

vergēven

  1. to forgive
  2. to poison

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Participle

vergēven

  1. past participle of vergēven

Further reading
  • “vergheven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “vergeven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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