From Middle Dutch porren (“to set oneself in motion”) of unclear origin, possibly of imitative origin, similar to poken (“to poke”). Probably related to Danish purre (“to rouse, poke”).
porren
| Conjugation of porren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | porren | |||
| past singular | porde | |||
| past participle | gepord | |||
| infinitive | porren | |||
| gerund | porren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | por | porde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | port, por2 | porde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | port | porde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | port | porde | ||
| 3rd person singular | port | porde | ||
| plural | porren | porden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | porre | porde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | porren | porden | ||
| imperative sing. | por | |||
| imperative plur.1 | port | |||
| participles | porrend | gepord | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
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