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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *rūcan, from Proto-West Germanic *reukan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną.
Verb
ruken
- to smell, to perceive a smell
- to smell, to emit a smell
Inflection
| Strong class 2
|
| Infinitive
|
ruken
|
| 3rd sg. past
|
rôoc
|
| 3rd pl. past
|
rōken
|
| Past participle
|
gerōken
|
| Infinitive
|
ruken
|
| In genitive
|
rukens
|
| In dative
|
rukene
|
| Indicative
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
ruke
|
rôoc
|
| 2nd singular
|
ruucs, rukes
|
rōocs, rōkes
|
| 3rd singular
|
ruuct, ruket
|
rôoc
|
| 1st plural
|
ruken
|
rōken
|
| 2nd plural
|
ruuct, ruket
|
rōoct, rōket
|
| 3rd plural
|
ruken
|
rōken
|
| Subjunctive
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Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
ruke
|
rōke
|
| 2nd singular
|
ruucs, rukes
|
rōkes
|
| 3rd singular
|
ruke
|
rōke
|
| 1st plural
|
ruken
|
rōken
|
| 2nd plural
|
ruuct, ruket
|
rōket
|
| 3rd plural
|
ruken
|
rōken
|
| Imperative
|
Present
|
|
| Singular
|
ruuc, ruke
|
|
| Plural
|
ruuct, ruket
|
|
|
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Present
|
Past
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| Participle
|
rukende
|
gerōken
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Descendants
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