wreken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wrēken, from Old Dutch *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Verb

wreken

  1. to (take) revenge, to avenge, to take vengeance
  2. to punish

Inflection
Inflection of wreken (weak with strong past participle)
infinitive wreken
past singular wreekte
past participle gewroken
infinitive wreken
gerund wreken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wreekwreekte
2nd person sing. (jij) wreektwreekte
2nd person sing. (u) wreektwreekte
2nd person sing. (gij) wreektwreekte
3rd person singular wreektwreekte
plural wrekenwreekten
subjunctive sing.1 wrekewreekte
subjunctive plur.1 wrekenwreekten
imperative sing. wreek
imperative plur.1 wreekt
participles wrekendgewroken
1) Archaic.
Inflection of wreken (strong class 4)
infinitive wreken
past singular wrook
past participle gewroken
infinitive wreken
gerund wreken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wreekwrook
2nd person sing. (jij) wreektwrook
2nd person sing. (u) wreektwrook
2nd person sing. (gij) wreektwrookt
3rd person singular wreektwrook
plural wrekenwroken
subjunctive sing.1 wrekewroke
subjunctive plur.1 wrekenwroken
imperative sing. wreek
imperative plur.1 wreekt
participles wrekendgewroken
1) Archaic.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną.

Verb

wrēken

  1. to avenge
  2. to punish

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • Dutch: wreken
  • Limburgish: wraeke, wreike

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