bedwelmen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bedwelmen, from be- + dwelme (“wooziness, fool”) + -en. No exact cognates are found, but related to Old English fordwielman, Gothic 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌼𐍉𐌽 (dwalmōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈdʋɛlmə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧dwel‧men
- Rhymes: -ɛlmən
Verb
bedwelmen
- (transitive) to stun, to intoxicate, to daze
Inflection
| Inflection of bedwelmen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bedwelmen | |||
| past singular | bedwelmde | |||
| past participle | bedwelmd | |||
| infinitive | bedwelmen | |||
| gerund | bedwelmen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bedwelm | bedwelmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bedwelmt | bedwelmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bedwelmt | bedwelmde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bedwelmt | bedwelmde | ||
| 3rd person singular | bedwelmt | bedwelmde | ||
| plural | bedwelmen | bedwelmden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bedwelme | bedwelmde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bedwelmen | bedwelmden | ||
| imperative sing. | bedwelm | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bedwelmt | |||
| participles | bedwelmend | bedwelmd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- bedwelming
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bedwelm