twisten
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch twisten. Equivalent to twist + -en.
Verb edit
twisten
- (intransitive) to fight, to quarrel
Inflection edit
| Inflection of twisten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | twisten | |||
| past singular | twistte | |||
| past participle | getwist | |||
| infinitive | twisten | |||
| gerund | twisten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | twist | twistte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | twist | twistte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | twist | twistte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | twist | twistte | ||
| 3rd person singular | twist | twistte | ||
| plural | twisten | twistten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | twiste | twistte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | twisten | twistten | ||
| imperative sing. | twist | |||
| imperative plur.1 | twist | |||
| participles | twistend | getwist | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
twisten
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From twist + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
twisten
- To pressure or constrain.
- (figuratively) To make sad; to anguish.
- To branch or fork.
- (figuratively) To take; to capture.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of twisten (weak in -ed/-te)
| infinitive | (to) twisten, twiste | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | twiste | twisted, twiste | |
| 2nd-person singular | twistest | twistedest, twistest | |
| 3rd-person singular | twisteth | twisted, twiste | |
| subjunctive singular | twiste | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | twisten, twiste | twisteden, twistede, twisten, twiste | |
| imperative plural | twisteth, twiste | — | |
| participles | twistynge, twistende | twisted, twist, ytwisted, ytwist | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “twisten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.