walgen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch walgen, from Old Dutch *walgon, from Proto-West Germanic *walgōn, from Proto-Germanic *walgōną (“to roll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑl.ɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: wal‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɑlɣən

Verb

walgen

1. (transitive, archaic) to cause to become nauseated, to disgust.

   Het walgt mij. - It makes me sick.

2. (intransitive, used with van) to abhor, to hate

   Ik walg van jou. - I abhor you.

Conjugation

Conjugation of walgen (weak)
infinitive	walgen
past singular	walgde
past participle	gewalgd
infinitive	walgen
gerund	walgen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	walg	walgde
2nd person sing. (jij)	walgt, walg2	walgde
2nd person sing. (u)	walgt	walgde
2nd person sing. (gij)	walgt	walgde
3rd person singular	walgt	walgde
plural	walgen	walgden
subjunctive sing.1	walge	walgde
subjunctive plur.1	walgen	walgden
imperative sing.	walg
imperative plur.1	walgt
participles	walgend	gewalgd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• walgelijk
• walging
• walgvogel

 

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *walgon, from Proto-Germanic *walgōną.

Verb

walgen

1. to be nauseated
2. to be abhorred

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: walgen
• Limburgish: walge

Further reading

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