hekelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hēkelen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.kə.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: he‧ke‧len
• Rhymes: -eːkələn

Verb

hekelen

1. (transitive, of flax) to heckle, to comb with a hackle (heckling comb)
2. (transitive) to denounce, criticize (publicly)
3. (transitive) to satirise, to lampoon

Inflection

Conjugation of hekelen (weak)
infinitive	hekelen
past singular	hekelde
past participle	gehekeld
infinitive	hekelen
gerund	hekelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hekel	hekelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	hekelt, hekel2	hekelde
2nd person sing. (u)	hekelt	hekelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	hekelt	hekelde
3rd person singular	hekelt	hekelde
plural	hekelen	hekelden
subjunctive sing.1	hekele	hekelde
subjunctive plur.1	hekelen	hekelden
imperative sing.	hekel
imperative plur.1	hekelt
participles	hekelend	gehekeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• hekeldicht
• hekeldichter
• hekeldichteres

Related terms

• hekel

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hakilōną, related to *hakô (“hook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛːkələn/

Verb

hēkelen

1. to prickle, to irritate

Descendants

• Dutch: hekelen

Further reading

• “ekelen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hekelen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology

From hekele (“a comb for flax or hemp”).

Verb

hekelen

1. To comb hemp or flax with a hekele.

Related terms

• heckle