hekelen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch hēkelen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hekelen
- (transitive, of flax) to heckle, to comb with a hackle (heckling comb)
- (transitive) to denounce, criticize (publicly)
- (transitive) to satirise, to lampoon
Inflection edit
| Inflection of hekelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hekelen | |||
| past singular | hekelde | |||
| past participle | gehekeld | |||
| infinitive | hekelen | |||
| gerund | hekelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hekel | hekelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | hekelt | hekelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | hekelt | hekelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | hekelt | hekelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | hekelt | hekelde | ||
| plural | hekelen | hekelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | hekele | hekelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hekelen | hekelden | ||
| imperative sing. | hekel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | hekelt | |||
| participles | hekelend | gehekeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *hakilōną, related to *hakô (“hook”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hēkelen
Descendants edit
- Dutch: hekelen
Further reading edit
- “ekelen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hekelen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From hekele (“a comb for flax or hemp”).
Verb edit
hekelen
- To comb hemp or flax with a hekele.