voeren
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvuːrə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: voe‧ren
- Rhymes: -urən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch voeren, from Old Dutch fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną, causative of *faraną (modern varen).
Verb
voeren
- (transitive) to guide, lead
- (transitive) to wage (war)
Inflection
| Inflection of voeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | voeren | |||
| past singular | voerde | |||
| past participle | gevoerd | |||
| infinitive | voeren | |||
| gerund | voeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | voer | voerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | voert | voerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | voert | voerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | voert | voerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | voert | voerde | ||
| plural | voeren | voerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | voere | voerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | voeren | voerden | ||
| imperative sing. | voer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | voert | |||
| participles | voerend | gevoerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aanvoeren
- afvoeren
- doorvoeren
- invoeren
- uitvoeren
- vervoeren
- wegvoeren
- voertuig
- oorlogvoerend
Descendants
- Afrikaans: voer
- Negerhollands: voer
Etymology 2
A contraction of voederen, from Middle Dutch voederen, from voeder (“lining”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr (“sheath”).
Verb
voeren
- (transitive) to line (cover the inner surface)
Inflection
| Inflection of voeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | voeren | |||
| past singular | voerde | |||
| past participle | gevoerd | |||
| infinitive | voeren | |||
| gerund | voeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | voer | voerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | voert | voerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | voert | voerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | voert | voerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | voert | voerde | ||
| plural | voeren | voerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | voere | voerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | voeren | voerden | ||
| imperative sing. | voer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | voert | |||
| participles | voerend | gevoerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- voering
Related terms
- voer
Etymology 3
A contraction of voederen, from Middle Dutch voederen. Equivalent to voer + -en.
Alternative forms
- voederen
Verb
voeren
- (transitive) to feed
Inflection
| Inflection of voeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | voeren | |||
| past singular | voerde | |||
| past participle | gevoerd | |||
| infinitive | voeren | |||
| gerund | voeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | voer | voerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | voert | voerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | voert | voerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | voert | voerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | voert | voerde | ||
| plural | voeren | voerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | voere | voerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | voeren | voerden | ||
| imperative sing. | voer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | voert | |||
| participles | voerend | gevoerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Descendants
- Afrikaans: voer
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
voeren
- plural past indicative and subjunctive of varen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrijan.
Verb
voeren
- to bring, to carry, to transport
- to lead (a person)
- to take (a person, under force)
- to carry on one's person, to have on oneself
- to carry out
- to export, to bring out of the city or land
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: voeren
- Limburgish: veure
Further reading
- “voeren (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “voeren (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I