From Middle Dutch knibbelen. A variant of knabbelen, influenced by kibbelen.
knibbelen
Conjugation of knibbelen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | knibbelen | |||
past singular | knibbelde | |||
past participle | geknibbeld | |||
infinitive | knibbelen | |||
gerund | knibbelen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | knibbel | knibbelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | knibbelt, knibbel2 | knibbelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | knibbelt | knibbelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | knibbelt | knibbelde | ||
3rd person singular | knibbelt | knibbelde | ||
plural | knibbelen | knibbelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | knibbele | knibbelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | knibbelen | knibbelden | ||
imperative sing. | knibbel | |||
imperative plur.1 | knibbelt | |||
participles | knibbelend | geknibbeld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |