vergeven

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈɣeː.və(n)/, /vɛrˈɣeː.və(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧ge‧ven
• Rhymes: -eːvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vergēven, from Old Dutch *fargevan, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną.

Verb

vergeven

1. (transitive) to forgive
2. (transitive, obsolete) to harm through poison

   Synonym: vergiftigen

Inflection

Conjugation 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, vergeef2	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. 2) In case of inversion.

Inflection

Declension 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

• vergeving

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vergewe
• Negerhollands: vergie, vergeven
• Skepi Creole Dutch: forgef

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

vergeven (not comparable)

1. overrun, crawling

Inflection

Declension 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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

vergeven

1. past participle of vergeven

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *fargevan, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gēven.

Verb

vergēven

1. to forgive
2. to poison

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: vergeven
  • Afrikaans: vergewe
  • Negerhollands: vergie, vergeven
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: forgef
• Limburgish: vergaeve

Participle

vergēven

1. past participle of vergēven

Further reading

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