weken

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋeː.kə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wêken, from Old Dutch *wēken, from Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną.

Verb

weken

  1. (archaic, transitive) to soften
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to soak
Conjugation
Conjugation of weken (weak)
infinitive weken
past singular weekte
past participle geweekt
infinitive weken
gerund weken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular week weekte
2nd person sing. (jij) weekt, week2 weekte
2nd person sing. (u) weekt weekte
2nd person sing. (gij) weekt weekte
3rd person singular weekt weekte
plural weken weekten
subjunctive sing.1 weke weekte
subjunctive plur.1 weken weekten
imperative sing. week
imperative plur.1 weekt
participles wekend geweekt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
  • doorweken
  • inweken
  • losweken
  • verweken
  • zijn boontjes te weken leggen
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: week

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

weken

  1. plural of week

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

weken

  1. inflection of wijken:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wēken, from Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan.

Verb

wêken

  1. to soften, to make/become soft (generally through soaking)

Inflection

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Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

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

Middle English

Etymology

From weke +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

weken

  1. plural of weke (“week”)
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