verzengen

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Dutch

Etymology

From ver- +‎ zengen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈzɛ.ŋə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zen‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋən

Verb

verzengen

  1. to sear, to burn
    • "De Lente. Veld-zang", in J. A. van Orsoy (ed.), Alle de werken van Adriaan de Kramer, vol. 2, publ. by Hendrik Sligtenhorst (1737), page 361.
      Dorre velden aan den Nyl, / Mooren akkers zoudt ge ook willen / Uw verzengde kruin optillen, / Heet van Krokodillen-kwyl?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Synonym: verschroeien

Conjugation

Conjugation of verzengen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verzengen
past singular verzengde
past participle verzengd
infinitive verzengen
gerund verzengen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verzeng verzengde
2nd person sing. (jij) verzengt, verzeng2 verzengde
2nd person sing. (u) verzengt verzengde
2nd person sing. (gij) verzengt verzengde
3rd person singular verzengt verzengde
plural verzengen verzengden
subjunctive sing.1 verzenge verzengde
subjunctive plur.1 verzengen verzengden
imperative sing. verzeng
imperative plur.1 verzengt
participles verzengend verzengd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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