climmen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *climban.

Verb

climmen

1. to climb
2. to rise, to go up
3. to increase

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	climmen
3rd sg. past	clam
3rd pl. past	clommen
Past participle	geclommen
Infinitive	climmen
In genitive	climmens
In dative	climmene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	climme	clam
2nd singular	clims, climmes	cloms, clommes
3rd singular	climt, climmet	clam
1st plural	climmen	clommen
2nd plural	climt, climmet	clomt, clommet
3rd plural	climmen	clommen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	climme	clomme
2nd singular	clims, climmes	clommes
3rd singular	climme	clomme
1st plural	climmen	clommen
2nd plural	climt, climmet	clommet
3rd plural	climmen	clommen
Imperative	Present
Singular	clim, climme
Plural	climt, climmet
	Present	Past
Participle	climmende	geclommen

Alternative forms

• clemmen

Descendants

• Dutch: klimmen
• Limburgish: klumme, klömme

Further reading

• “climmen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “clemmen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page clemmen