bevelen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈveːlə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧ve‧len
  • Rhymes: -eːlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bevēlen, from Old Dutch bifelan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifelhan.

Verb

bevelen

  1. (transitive) to order, to command
Conjugation
Conjugation of bevelen (strong class 4, prefixed)
infinitive bevelen
past singular beval
past participle bevolen
infinitive bevelen
gerund bevelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beveel beval
2nd person sing. (jij) beveelt, beveel2 beval
2nd person sing. (u) beveelt beval
2nd person sing. (gij) beveelt bevaalt
3rd person singular beveelt beval
plural bevelen bevalen
subjunctive sing.1 bevele bevale
subjunctive plur.1 bevelen bevalen
imperative sing. beveel
imperative plur.1 beveelt
participles bevelend bevolen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: befeel, beveel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bevelen

  1. plural of bevel

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch bifelan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifelhan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈveːlən/

Verb

bevēlen

  1. to recommend, to advise
  2. to entrust with (knowledge)
  3. to entrust (into someone's care)
  4. to order, to command

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • bevēlinge

Descendants

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