wichelen
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch wichelen, wigelen, wijchelen, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wigulōną, *wihulōną (“to conjure, divine”). Related to Old English wiglian. Originally a frequentative verb (suffixed with -elen) related to wikken, which is derived from Proto-Germanic *wikkōną. More at witch.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]wichelen
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of wichelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wichelen | |||
| past singular | wichelde | |||
| past participle | gewicheld | |||
| infinitive | wichelen | |||
| gerund | wichelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wichel | wichelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | wichelt, wichel2 | wichelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | wichelt | wichelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | wichelt | wichelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | wichelt | wichelde | ||
| plural | wichelen | wichelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | wichele | wichelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wichelen | wichelden | ||
| imperative sing. | wichel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | wichelt | |||
| participles | wichelend | gewicheld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||