werven

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛrvə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: wer‧ven
  • Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch werven, from Old Dutch *wervan, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną.

Verb

werven

  1. To recruit, notably for enlistment or civil employment
  2. To obtain (money) through soliciting
    Hij hoopt met zijn actie fondsen te werven voor kankeronderzoek. ― With his action he hopes to obtain funds for cancer research.
Inflection
Inflection of werven (strong class 3+7)
infinitive werven
past singular wierf
past participle geworven
infinitive werven
gerund werven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular werfwierf
2nd person sing. (jij) werftwierf
2nd person sing. (u) werftwierf
2nd person sing. (gij) werftwierft
3rd person singular werftwierf
plural wervenwierven
subjunctive sing.1 wervewierve
subjunctive plur.1 wervenwierven
imperative sing. werf
imperative plur.1 werft
participles wervendgeworven
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

werven

  1. Plural form of werf

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wervan, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną.

Verb

werven

  1. to work hard (towards a goal)
  2. to make happen

Inflection
Strong class 3
Infinitive werven
3rd sg. past warf
3rd pl. past worven
Past participle geworven
Infinitive werven
In genitive wervens
In dative wervene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular werve warf
2nd singular werfs, werves worfs, worves
3rd singular werft, wervet warf
1st plural werven worven
2nd plural werft, wervet worft, worvet
3rd plural werven worven
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular werve worve
2nd singular werfs, werves worves
3rd singular werve worve
1st plural werven worven
2nd plural werft, wervet worvet
3rd plural werven worven
Imperative Present
Singular werf, werve
Plural werft, wervet
Present Past
Participle wervende geworven

Descendants
  • Dutch: werven
  • Limburgish: wèrve

Further reading
  • “werven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “werven (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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