vergeven
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch vergēven, from Old Dutch *fargevan, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną.
Verb edit
vergeven
- (transitive) to forgive
- (transitive, obsolete) to harm through poison
- Synonym: vergiftigen
Inflection edit
| Inflection of vergeven (strong class 5, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vergeven | |||
| past singular | vergaf | |||
| past participle | vergeven | |||
| infinitive | vergeven | |||
| gerund | vergeven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vergeef | vergaf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vergeeft | vergaf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vergeeft | vergaf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vergeeft | vergaaft | ||
| 3rd person singular | vergeeft | vergaf | ||
| plural | vergeven | vergaven | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vergeve | vergave | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vergeven | vergaven | ||
| imperative sing. | vergeef | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vergeeft | |||
| participles | vergevend | vergeven | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Inflection edit
| Inflection of vergeven | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vergeven | |||
| inflected | vergeven | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | vergeven | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vergeven | ||
| n. sing. | vergeven | |||
| plural | vergeven | |||
| definite | vergeven | |||
| partitive | vergevens | |||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective edit
vergeven (not comparable)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of vergeven | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vergeven | |||
| inflected | vergeven | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | vergeven | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vergeven | ||
| n. sing. | vergeven | |||
| plural | vergeven | |||
| definite | vergeven | |||
| partitive | ||||
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle edit
vergeven
- past participle of vergeven
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *fargevan, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną. Equivalent to ver- + gēven.
Verb edit
vergēven
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Participle edit
vergēven
- past participle of vergēven
Further reading edit
- “vergheven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vergeven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN