gerwen

Dutch

Noun

gerwen

  1. plural of gerw

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garwijan, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną.

Verb

gerwen

  1. to prepare, to make ready
  2. to finish, to decorate

Inflection

Conjugation of gerwen (weak class 1)
infinitive gerwen
indicative present past
1st person singular gerwo, gerwon gerwida
2nd person singular gerwis gerwidos
3rd person singular gerwit gerwida
1st person plural gerwun gerwidon
2nd person plural gerwit gerwidot
3rd person plural gerwunt gerwidon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular gerwe gerwidi
2nd person singular gerwis gerwidis
3rd person singular gerwe gerwidi
1st person plural gerwin gerwidin
2nd person plural gerwit gerwidit
3rd person plural gerwin gerwidin
imperative present
singular gerwi
plural gerwit
participle present past
gerwendi gerwit, gigerwit

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: gerwen, geerwen, geruwen, gaerwen

Further reading

  • “gerwen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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