hemelen
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch hêmelen. The word is probably related to heimelijk (“secret”), and in early modern Dutch it still meant "to clean up, to tidy". Semantic influence from hemel (“heaven”) likely shifted its meaning from this towards "to make nice, to make beautiful" and then to the current sense.
Verb
edithemelen
- (transitive, obsolete) to hide, to remove
- (transitive, obsolete) to fix, to repair
Conjugation
editConjugation of hemelen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | hemelen | |||
past singular | hemelde | |||
past participle | gehemeld | |||
infinitive | hemelen | |||
gerund | hemelen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | hemel | hemelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | hemelt, hemel2 | hemelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | hemelt | hemelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | hemelt | hemelde | ||
3rd person singular | hemelt | hemelde | ||
plural | hemelen | hemelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | hemele | hemelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | hemelen | hemelden | ||
imperative sing. | hemel | |||
imperative plur.1 | hemelt | |||
participles | hemelend | gehemeld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Etymology 2
editVerb
edithemelen
- (intransitive, euphemistic) to die, with the implication of going to heaven
Conjugation
editConjugation of hemelen (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | hemelen | |||
past singular | hemelde | |||
past participle | gehemeld | |||
infinitive | hemelen | |||
gerund | hemelen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | hemel | hemelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | hemelt, hemel2 | hemelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | hemelt | hemelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | hemelt | hemelde | ||
3rd person singular | hemelt | hemelde | ||
plural | hemelen | hemelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | hemele | hemelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | hemelen | hemelden | ||
imperative sing. | hemel | |||
imperative plur.1 | hemelt | |||
participles | hemelend | gehemeld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
edithemelen
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