hoetelen
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Etymology edit
Compare German hudeln, English huddle. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
hoetelen
- (intransitive, now dialectal) to mess around, to bungle, to huddle
- (transitive, dated) to pester, to bother
- (intransitive, now dialectal) to practice or engage in petty trade
Inflection edit
| Conjugation of hoetelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hoetelen | |||
| past singular | hoetelde | |||
| past participle | gehoeteld | |||
| infinitive | hoetelen | |||
| gerund | hoetelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hoetel | hoetelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | hoetelt | hoetelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | hoetelt | hoetelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | hoetelt | hoetelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | hoetelt | hoetelde | ||
| plural | hoetelen | hoetelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | hoetele | hoetelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | hoetelen | hoetelden | ||
| imperative sing. | hoetel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | hoetelt | |||
| participles | hoetelend | gehoeteld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||