bedwelmen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bedwelmen, from dwelme (โ€œwooziness, foolโ€) +โ€Ž be- -en. No exact cognates are found, but related to Old English fordwielman, Gothic ๐Œณ๐…๐Œฐ๐Œป๐Œผ๐‰๐Œฝ (dwalmลn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bษ™หˆdส‹ษ›lmษ™(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: beโ€งdwelโ€งmen
  • Rhymes: -ษ›lmษ™n

Verb

bedwelmen

  1. (transitive) to stun, to intoxicate, to daze

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedwelmen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bedwelmen
past singular bedwelmde
past participle bedwelmd
infinitive bedwelmen
gerund bedwelmen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bedwelm bedwelmde
2nd person sing. (jij) bedwelmt, bedwelm2 bedwelmde
2nd person sing. (u) bedwelmt bedwelmde
2nd person sing. (gij) bedwelmt bedwelmde
3rd person singular bedwelmt bedwelmde
plural bedwelmen bedwelmden
subjunctive sing.1 bedwelme bedwelmde
subjunctive plur.1 bedwelmen bedwelmden
imperative sing. bedwelm
imperative plur.1 bedwelmt
participles bedwelmend bedwelmd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

  • bedwelming

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bedwelm