twisten

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʋɪstə(n)/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch twisten. Equivalent to twist +‎ -en.

Verb

twisten

  1. (intransitive) to fight, to quarrel
Conjugation
Conjugation of twisten (weak)
infinitive twisten
past singular twistte
past participle getwist
infinitive twisten
gerund twisten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular twist twistte
2nd person sing. (jij) twist twistte
2nd person sing. (u) twist twistte
2nd person sing. (gij) twist twistte
3rd person singular twist twistte
plural twisten twistten
subjunctive sing.1 twiste twistte
subjunctive plur.1 twisten twistten
imperative sing. twist
imperative plur.1 twist
participles twistend getwist
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

twisten

  1. plural of twist

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From twist +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtwistən/

Verb

twisten

  1. To pressure or constrain.
  2. (figuratively) To make sad; to anguish.
  3. To branch or fork.
  4. (figuratively) To take; to capture.

Conjugation

Conjugation of twisten (weak in -ed/-te)
infinitive (to) twisten, twiste
present tense past tense
1st-person singular twiste twisted, twiste
2nd-person singular twistest twistedest, twistest
3rd-person singular twisteth twisted, twiste
subjunctive singular twiste
imperative singular
plural1 twisten, twiste twisteden, twistede, twisten, twiste
imperative plural twisteth, twiste
participles twistynge, twistende twisted, twist, ytwisted, ytwist

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: twist
  • Scots: twist

References