cussen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch kussen, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan.
Verb
cussen
- to kiss
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | cussen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | cussens | ||||||
| dative | cussene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | cusse | — | cusse | — | |||
| 2nd person singular | cus, cusses | — | cus, cusses | — | |||
| 3rd person singular | cust, cusset | — | cusse | — | |||
| 1st person plural | cussen | — | cussen | — | |||
| 2nd person plural | cust, cusset | — | cust, cusset | — | |||
| 3rd person plural | cussen | — | cussen | — | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | cus, cusse | ||||||
| plural | cust, cusset | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | cussende | — | |||||
Descendants
Further reading
- “cussen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cussen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Verb
cussen
- alternative form of kissen