rouwen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch rouwen, ruwen, from Old Dutch *riuwan, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
rouwen
- (intransitive) to mourn, to grieve
Inflection edit
| Conjugation of rouwen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | rouwen | |||
| past singular | rouwde | |||
| past participle | gerouwd | |||
| infinitive | rouwen | |||
| gerund | rouwen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | rouw | rouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | rouwt | rouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | rouwt | rouwde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | rouwt | rouwde | ||
| 3rd person singular | rouwt | rouwde | ||
| plural | rouwen | rouwden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | rouwe | rouwde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | rouwen | rouwden | ||
| imperative sing. | rouw | |||
| imperative plur.1 | rouwt | |||
| participles | rouwend | gerouwd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Aukan: low
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *riuwan, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną.
Verb edit
rouwen
- (impersonal) to regret [+dative = person regretting] [+accusative = thing regretted]
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “rouwen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “rouwen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English edit
Verb edit
rouwen
- Alternative form of rowen (“to row”)