Dutch

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ smullen (to stain, to sully; to savour).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈsmʏ.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: be‧smul‧len
  • Rhymes: -ʏlən

Verb

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besmullen

  1. (transitive, archaic) to sully, to besmirch, to stain

Inflection

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Conjugation of besmullen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive besmullen
past singular besmulde
past participle besmuld
infinitive besmullen
gerund besmullen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular besmul besmulde
2nd person sing. (jij) besmult, besmul2 besmulde
2nd person sing. (u) besmult besmulde
2nd person sing. (gij) besmult besmulde
3rd person singular besmult besmulde
plural besmullen besmulden
subjunctive sing.1 besmulle besmulde
subjunctive plur.1 besmullen besmulden
imperative sing. besmul
imperative plur.1 besmult
participles besmullend besmuld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.