Borrowed from German butzen, butschen, from Middle High German butzen, *bōʒen (see modern Butzen (“to beat”)) or perhaps onomatopoeic.
botsen
Conjugation of botsen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | botsen | |||
past singular | botste | |||
past participle | gebotst | |||
infinitive | botsen | |||
gerund | botsen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bots | botste | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | botst, bots2 | botste | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | botst | botste | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | botst | botste | ||
3rd person singular | botst | botste | ||
plural | botsen | botsten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | botse | botste | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | botsen | botsten | ||
imperative sing. | bots | |||
imperative plur.1 | botst | |||
participles | botsend | gebotst | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |