rouwen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rouwen, ruwen, from Old Dutch *riuwan, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯ə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən

Verb

rouwen

  1. (intransitive) to mourn, to grieve

Conjugation

Conjugation of rouwen (weak)
infinitive rouwen
past singular rouwde
past participle gerouwd
infinitive rouwen
gerund rouwen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular rouw rouwde
2nd person sing. (jij) rouwt, rouw2 rouwde
2nd person sing. (u) rouwt rouwde
2nd person sing. (gij) rouwt rouwde
3rd person singular rouwt rouwde
plural rouwen rouwden
subjunctive sing.1 rouwe rouwde
subjunctive plur.1 rouwen rouwden
imperative sing. rouw
imperative plur.1 rouwt
participles rouwend gerouwd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Aukan: low

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *riuwan, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną.

Verb

rouwen

  1. (impersonal) to regret

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

rouwen

  1. Alternative form of rowen (“to row”)
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