scherpen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch scherpen, from Old Dutch skerpen, from Proto-West Germanic *skarpijan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
scherpen
- (transitive) to sharpen
Inflection edit
| Inflection of scherpen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | scherpen | |||
| past singular | scherpte | |||
| past participle | gescherpt | |||
| infinitive | scherpen | |||
| gerund | scherpen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | scherp | scherpte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | scherpt | scherpte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | scherpt | scherpte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | scherpt | scherpte | ||
| 3rd person singular | scherpt | scherpte | ||
| plural | scherpen | scherpten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | scherpe | scherpte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | scherpen | scherpten | ||
| imperative sing. | scherp | |||
| imperative plur.1 | scherpt | |||
| participles | scherpend | gescherpt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch skerpen, from Proto-West Germanic *skarpijan.
Verb edit
scherpen
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “scherpen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “scherpen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I