hengelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hengelen, equivalent to hengel (“fishing rod”) +‎ -en. The fishing sense is influenced by Dutch angel (“fishhook”), Middle Dutch angelen (“to pierce with a hook”). Compare also hengelroede (“fishing rod”) with dialectal or obsolete Dutch angelroede (“fishing rod”), German Angelrute (“fishing rod”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛ.ŋə.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: hen‧ge‧len

Verb

hengelen

1. (intransitive) to angle, to fish with a fishhook on a line on a rod
2. (intransitive, figurative) to fish for information or some reaction

Inflection

Conjugation of hengelen (weak)
infinitive	hengelen
past singular	hengelde
past participle	gehengeld
infinitive	hengelen
gerund	hengelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hengel	hengelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	hengelt	hengelde
2nd person sing. (u)	hengelt	hengelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	hengelt	hengelde
3rd person singular	hengelt	hengelde
plural	hengelen	hengelden
subjunctive sing.1	hengele	hengelde
subjunctive plur.1	hengelen	hengelden
imperative sing.	hengel
imperative plur.1	hengelt
participles	hengelend	gehengeld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• hengelaar