walgen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch walgen, from Old Dutch *walgon, from Proto-Germanic *walgōną (“to roll”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑl.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: wal‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɣən

Verb

walgen

  1. (archaic) to cause to become nauseated, to disgust.
    Het walgt mij. - It makes me sick.
  2. (used with van) to abhor, to hate
    Ik walg van jou. - I abhor you.

Inflection
Inflection of walgen (weak)
infinitive walgen
past singular walgde
past participle gewalgd
infinitive walgen
gerund walgen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular walgwalgde
2nd person sing. (jij) walgtwalgde
2nd person sing. (u) walgtwalgde
2nd person sing. (gij) walgtwalgde
3rd person singular walgtwalgde
plural walgenwalgden
subjunctive sing.1 walgewalgde
subjunctive plur.1 walgenwalgden
imperative sing. walg
imperative plur.1 walgt
participles walgendgewalgd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *walgon, from Proto-Germanic *walgōną.

Verb

walgen

  1. to be nauseated
  2. to be abhorred

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “welghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “walgen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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