wikken
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch wicken, an intensive form of wēgen (“to weigh”).
Verb edit
wikken
- (transitive, archaic) to weigh
- Synonym: wegen
- (transitive) to consider, ponder, weigh various options
- Synonyms: overdenken, overwegen
Usage notes edit
The sense to consider or ponder is mostly used in the set phrase wikken en wegen ("to consider carefully").
Inflection edit
| Conjugation of wikken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wikken | |||
| past singular | wikte | |||
| past participle | gewikt | |||
| infinitive | wikken | |||
| gerund | wikken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wik | wikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wikt | wikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wikt | wikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wikt | wikte | ||
| 3rd person singular | wikt | wikte | ||
| plural | wikken | wikten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wikke | wikte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wikken | wikten | ||
| imperative sing. | wik | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wikt | |||
| participles | wikkend | gewikt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
wikken
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪkən
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