vergelden

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vergelden, from Old Dutch fargeldan, from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gelden.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧gel‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɛldən

Verb

vergelden

  1. to pay back, to punish, to retaliate

Conjugation

Conjugation of vergelden (strong class 3b, prefixed)
infinitive vergelden
past singular vergold
past participle vergolden
infinitive vergelden
gerund vergelden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vergeld vergold
2nd person sing. (jij) vergeldt, vergeld2 vergold
2nd person sing. (u) vergeldt vergold
2nd person sing. (gij) vergeldt vergoldt
3rd person singular vergeldt vergold
plural vergelden vergolden
subjunctive sing.1 vergelde vergolde
subjunctive plur.1 vergelden vergolden
imperative sing. vergeld
imperative plur.1 vergeldt
participles vergeldend vergolden
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch fargeldan, from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gelden.

Verb

vergelden

  1. to pay what is due
  2. to reward
  3. to pay back, to punish (for a bad deed)

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: vergelden

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