gerwen

Dutch

Noun

gerwen

1. plural of gerw

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garwijan, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną.

Verb

gerwen

1. to prepare, to make ready
2. to finish, to decorate

Inflection

Conjugation of gerwen (weak class 1)

infinitive	gerwen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	gerwo, gerwon	gerwida
2nd person singular	gerwis, gerwist	gerwidos
3rd person singular	gerwit	gerwida
1st person plural	gerwen	gerwidun
2nd person plural	gerwit	gerwidut
3rd person plural	gerwent	gerwidun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	gerwe	gerwidi
2nd person singular	gerwes, gerwest	gerwidis
3rd person singular	gerwe	gerwidi
1st person plural	gerwen	gerwidin
2nd person plural	gerwet	gerwidit
3rd person plural	gerwen	gerwidin
imperative	present
singular	gerwi
plural	gerwit
participle	present	past
	gerwendi	gerwit, gigerwit

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: gerwen, geerwen, geruwen, gaerwen
  • Dutch: gerven

Further reading

• “gerwen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012