spieden
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From earlier spien, from Middle Dutch spien, from Old Dutch *spion, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną. The -d- was inserted by back-forming the present from the weak past spiede.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
spieden
- (transitive, rare) to watch, to observe
- (transitive, rare) to spy on
Inflection edit
| Inflection of spieden (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | spieden | |||
| past singular | spiedde | |||
| past participle | gespied | |||
| infinitive | spieden | |||
| gerund | spieden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | spied | spiedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | spiedt | spiedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | spiedt | spiedde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | spiedt | spiedde | ||
| 3rd person singular | spiedt | spiedde | ||
| plural | spieden | spiedden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | spiede | spiedde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | spieden | spiedden | ||
| imperative sing. | spied | |||
| imperative plur.1 | spiedt | |||
| participles | spiedend | gespied | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||