dwepen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) dwaepen
Etymology
Likely denominative from obsolete dweep (“fool”) + -en, from Middle Dutch dweep, dwaep, of uncertain origin but possibly related to dwaas (“fool”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
dwepen
- (intransitive) to gush, be overly infatuated or enamored [with met]
Conjugation
| Conjugation of dwepen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dwepen | |||
| past singular | dweepte | |||
| past participle | gedweept | |||
| infinitive | dwepen | |||
| gerund | dwepen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dweep | dweepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dweept, dweep2 | dweepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dweept | dweepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dweept | dweepte | ||
| 3rd person singular | dweept | dweepte | ||
| plural | dwepen | dweepten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dwepe | dweepte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dwepen | dweepten | ||
| imperative sing. | dweep | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dweept | |||
| participles | dwepend | gedweept | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- dweepziek
- dweepzucht
- dweper
- gedweep
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “dwepen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute