vruchten
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʏxtən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vruchten, from Old Dutch *furhten, forhten, from Proto-West Germanic *furhtijan, from Proto-Germanic *furhtijaną.
Verb
vruchten
- (archaic) to fear
Inflection
| Inflection of vruchten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vruchten | |||
| past singular | vruchtte | |||
| past participle | gevrucht | |||
| infinitive | vruchten | |||
| gerund | vruchten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vrucht | vruchtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vrucht | vruchtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vrucht | vruchtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vrucht | vruchtte | ||
| 3rd person singular | vrucht | vruchtte | ||
| plural | vruchten | vruchtten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vruchte | vruchtte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vruchten | vruchtten | ||
| imperative sing. | vrucht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vrucht | |||
| participles | vruchtend | gevrucht | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- vrezen
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
vruchten
- Plural form of vrucht
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *furhten, forhten, from Proto-West Germanic *furhtijan.
Verb
vruchten
- to fear
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- vrochten
- vorchten (Limburgish)
Descendants
- Dutch: vruchten
- Limburgish: vörchte
Further reading
- “vruchten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “vruchten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN