vergeven
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vərˈɣeː.və(n)/, /vɛrˈɣeː.və(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧ge‧ven
- Rhymes: -eːvən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vergēven, from Old Dutch *fargevan, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną.
Verb
vergeven
- (transitive) to forgive
- (transitive, 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 | vergeef | vergaf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vergeeft | vergaf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vergeeft | vergaf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vergeeft | vergaaft | ||
| 3rd person singular | vergeeft | vergaf | ||
| plural | vergeven | vergaven | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vergeve | vergave | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vergeven | vergaven | ||
| imperative sing. | vergeef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vergeeft | |||
| participles | vergevend | vergeven | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Inflection
| Inflection of vergeven | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vergeven | |||
| inflected | vergeven | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | vergeven | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vergeven | ||
| n. sing. | vergeven | |||
| plural | vergeven | |||
| definite | vergeven | |||
| partitive | vergevens | |||
Derived terms
- vergeving
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vergewe
- Negerhollands: vergie, vergeven
- Skepi Creole Dutch: forgef
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
vergeven (not comparable)
- 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 corresponding lemma form.
Participle
vergeven
- past participle of vergeven
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *fargevan, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną. Equivalent to ver- + gēven.
Verb
vergēven
- to forgive
- to poison
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: vergeven
- Afrikaans: vergewe
- Negerhollands: vergie, vergeven
- Skepi Creole Dutch: forgef
- Limburgish: vergaeve
Participle
vergēven
- past participle of vergēven
Further reading
- “vergheven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vergeven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN