hitsen

Dutch

Etymology

Intensive form of obsolete hissen (“chase away”). Compare Middle High German hitzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪtsə(n)/

• Audio:

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Verb

hitsen

1. (transitive, archaic) to chase away, to scare off

Inflection

Conjugation of hitsen (weak)
infinitive	hitsen
past singular	hitste
past participle	gehitst
infinitive	hitsen
gerund	hitsen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	hits	hitste
2nd person sing. (jij)	hitst	hitste
2nd person sing. (u)	hitst	hitste
2nd person sing. (gij)	hitst	hitste
3rd person singular	hitst	hitste
plural	hitsen	hitsten
subjunctive sing.1	hitse	hitste
subjunctive plur.1	hitsen	hitsten
imperative sing.	hits
imperative plur.1	hitst
participles	hitsend	gehitst
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aanhitsen
• ophitsen