vensen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fingō (“to form, to knead; to feign”).

Verb

vensen

1. to make up, to think of
2. to make up, to fantasize
3. to feign, to pretend
4. to lie

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• veinsen

Descendants

• Dutch: veinzen

Further reading

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