verdrieten

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -itən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch verdrieten, from Old Dutch farthrietan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ drieten.

Verb

verdrieten

  1. to sadden, to displease
Conjugation
Conjugation of verdrieten (strong class 2a, prefixed)
infinitive verdrieten
past singular verdroot
past participle verdroten
infinitive verdrieten
gerund verdrieten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verdriet verdroot
2nd person sing. (jij) verdriet verdroot
2nd person sing. (u) verdriet verdroot
2nd person sing. (gij) verdriet verdroot
3rd person singular verdriet verdroot
plural verdrieten verdroten
subjunctive sing.1 verdriete verdrote
subjunctive plur.1 verdrieten verdroten
imperative sing. verdriet
imperative plur.1 verdriet
participles verdrietend verdroten
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

verdrieten

  1. plural of verdriet

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch farthrietan.

Verb

verdrieten

  1. (intransitive) to be annoying
  2. (intransitive) to feel reluctant to, to feel annoyed by [with genitive ‘thing’]

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: verdrieten
  • Limburgish: verdrete

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