Uncertain, likely onomatopoeic and not attested before the 17th century. It has few cognates, including Low German prêfeln, pröfeln, West Frisian prevelje.
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prevelen
| Conjugation of prevelen (weak) | ||||
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| infinitive | prevelen | |||
| past singular | prevelde | |||
| past participle | gepreveld | |||
| infinitive | prevelen | |||
| gerund | prevelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | prevel | prevelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | prevelt, prevel2 | prevelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | prevelt | prevelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | prevelt | prevelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | prevelt | prevelde | ||
| plural | prevelen | prevelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | prevele | prevelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | prevelen | prevelden | ||
| imperative sing. | prevel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | prevelt | |||
| participles | prevelend | gepreveld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||