From Middle Dutch balken, belken, also bulken, probably onomatopoeic. Similar formations are found in German bölken (from Middle Low German), West Frisian balkje, English belch.
balken
| Inflection of balken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | balken | |||
| past singular | balkte | |||
| past participle | gebalkt | |||
| infinitive | balken | |||
| gerund | balken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | balk | balkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | balkt | balkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | balkt | balkte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | balkt | balkte | ||
| 3rd person singular | balkt | balkte | ||
| plural | balken | balkten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | balke | balkte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | balken | balkten | ||
| imperative sing. | balk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | balkt | |||
| participles | balkend | gebalkt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
balken
From balke.
balken
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
balken