clemmen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *klemmen, from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan.

Verb

clemmen

  1. to be stuck, jamed
  2. to hold, to clamp

Inflection

Conjugation of clemmen (weak)
infinitive base form clemmen
genitive clemmens
dative clemmene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular clemme — clemme —
2nd person singular clems, clemmes — clems, clemmes —
3rd person singular clemt, clemmet — clemme —
1st person plural clemmen — clemmen —
2nd person plural clemt, clemmet — clemt, clemmet —
3rd person plural clemmen — clemmen —
imperative
singular clem, clemme
plural clemt, clemmet
present past
participle clemmende —

Descendants

  • Dutch: klemmen
    • Afrikaans: klem
    • → Papiamentu: klèm
  • Limburgish: klèmme

Further reading

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