vergelden
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vergelden, from Old Dutch fargeldan, from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną. Equivalent to ver- + gelden.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧gel‧den
- Rhymes: -ɛldən
Verb
vergelden
- to pay back, to punish, to retaliate
Inflection
| Inflection of vergelden (strong class 3b, 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
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vergelden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN