vergelden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vergelden, from Old Dutch fargeldan, from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gelden.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ver‧gel‧den
• Rhymes: -ɛldən

Verb

vergelden

1. to pay back, to punish, to retaliate

Inflection

Inflection of vergelden (strong class 3b, prefixed)
infinitive	vergelden
past singular	vergold
past participle	vergolden
infinitive	vergelden
gerund	vergelden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vergeld	vergold
2nd person sing. (jij)	vergeldt	vergold
2nd person sing. (u)	vergeldt	vergold
2nd person sing. (gij)	vergeldt	vergoldt
3rd person singular	vergeldt	vergold
plural	vergelden	vergolden
subjunctive sing.1	vergelde	vergolde
subjunctive plur.1	vergelden	vergolden
imperative sing.	vergeld
imperative plur.1	vergeldt
participles	vergeldend	vergolden
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• kwaad met kwaad vergelden

Anagrams

• vergleden, verlengde

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fargeldan, from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gelden.

Verb

vergelden

1. to pay what is due
2. to reward
3. to pay back, to punish (for a bad deed)

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: vergelden

Further reading

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