schenden

Dutch

Alternative forms

• schennen

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schenden, from Old Dutch *skenden, from Proto-West Germanic *skandijan. Equivalent to schande (“shame, disgrace”) +‎ -en (“denominative”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɛndə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: schen‧den
• Rhymes: -ɛndən

Verb

schenden

1. to violate

Inflection

Conjugation of schenden (strong class 3b)
infinitive	schenden
past singular	schond
past participle	geschonden
infinitive	schenden
gerund	schenden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	schend	schond
2nd person sing. (jij)	schendt	schond
2nd person sing. (u)	schendt	schond
2nd person sing. (gij)	schendt	schondt
3rd person singular	schendt	schond
plural	schenden	schonden
subjunctive sing.1	schende	schonde
subjunctive plur.1	schenden	schonden
imperative sing.	schend
imperative plur.1	schendt
participles	schendend	geschonden
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• beschenden
• schending
• schennis

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *skenden, from Proto-West Germanic *skandijan.

Verb

schenden

1. to stain, to dishonour
2. to ruin (someone's standing, happiness)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: schenden
• Limburgish: sjènje

Further reading

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