vierendelen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word vierendelen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word vierendelen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say vierendelen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word vierendelen you have here. The definition of the word vierendelen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofvierendelen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vierendelen. Equivalent to vier (four (parts)) +‎ -en- +‎ delen (to divide).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviː.rə(n)ˌdeː.lə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vie‧ren‧de‧len

Verb

vierendelen

  1. (transitive) To quarter, divide in four parts.
  2. (transitive) To draw and quarter, execute by pulling the victim's limbs in different directions.

Inflection

Inflection of vierendelen (weak)
infinitive vierendelen
past singular vierendeelde
past participle gevierendeeld
infinitive vierendelen
gerund vierendelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vierendeel vierendeelde
2nd person sing. (jij) vierendeelt vierendeelde
2nd person sing. (u) vierendeelt vierendeelde
2nd person sing. (gij) vierendeelt vierendeelde
3rd person singular vierendeelt vierendeelde
plural vierendelen vierendeelden
subjunctive sing.1 vierendele vierendeelde
subjunctive plur.1 vierendelen vierendeelden
imperative sing. vierendeel
imperative plur.1 vierendeelt
participles vierendelend gevierendeeld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms