edelen

See also: Edelen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

edelen

  1. plural of edele

Anagrams

German

Adjective

edelen

  1. inflection of edel:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From ēdel +‎ -en.

Verb

ēdelen

  1. to ennoble
  2. to legitimate

Inflection

Conjugation of ēdelen (weak)
infinitive base form ēdelen
genitive ēdelens
dative ēdelene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular ēdele ēdele
2nd person singular ēdels, ēdeles ēdels, ēdeles
3rd person singular ēdelt, ēdelet ēdele
1st person plural ēdelen ēdelen
2nd person plural ēdelt, ēdelet ēdelt, ēdelet
3rd person plural ēdelen ēdelen
imperative
singular ēdel, ēdele
plural ēdelt, ēdelet
present past
participle ēdelende

Descendants

  • Dutch: edelen
  • Limburgish: aedele

Further reading

  • edelen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “edelen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN