popelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch popelen (“to mutter”), an apparent frequentative formation in -elen to an unattested verb *popen. Assumed to be ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: po‧pe‧len

Verb

popelen

  1. (intransitive) to be eager and impatient; to itch to do something
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) to long, yearn

Conjugation

Conjugation of popelen (weak)
infinitive popelen
past singular popelde
past participle gepopeld
infinitive popelen
gerund popelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular popel popelde
2nd person sing. (jij) popelt, popel2 popelde
2nd person sing. (u) popelt popelde
2nd person sing. (gij) popelt popelde
3rd person singular popelt popelde
plural popelen popelden
subjunctive sing.1 popele popelde
subjunctive plur.1 popelen popelden
imperative sing. popel
imperative plur.1 popelt
participles popelend gepopeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

  • gepopel

References

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