blijden

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Dutch

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bliden, from a merger of Old Dutch blīthen and blīthon, from Proto-West Germanic *blīþijan and *blīþēn, respectively.

Verb

blijden

  1. (obsolete, reflexive) to gladden, rejoice
    Niet dat ick my soeck te blijden
    In mijn evenbroers verdriet.
    Not that I seek to rejoice
    In my fellow-man's sorrows.
Conjugation
Conjugation of blijden (weak)
infinitive blijden
past singular blijdde
past participle geblijd
infinitive blijden
gerund blijden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular blijd blijdde
2nd person sing. (jij) blijdt, blijd2 blijdde
2nd person sing. (u) blijdt blijdde
2nd person sing. (gij) blijdt blijdde
3rd person singular blijdt blijdde
plural blijden blijdden
subjunctive sing.1 blijde blijdde
subjunctive plur.1 blijden blijdden
imperative sing. blijd
imperative plur.1 blijdt
participles blijdend geblijd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

blijden

  1. plural of blijde
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