wedden

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wedden, from Old Dutch *weddon, from Frankish *weddōn, *wadjōn, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną.

Cognate with Low German wedden, West Frisian wedzje, German wetten, English wed, Danish vædde, Icelandic veðja.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛdən

Verb

wedden

  1. (intransitive) to wager, to bet, to accept a gamble
    Je mag nooit wedden voor meer dan je je kan veroorloven te verliezen.
    You should never bet for more than you can afford to lose.

Inflection

Inflection of wedden (weak)
infinitive wedden
past singular wedde
past participle gewed
infinitive wedden
gerund wedden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wed wedde
2nd person sing. (jij) wedt wedde
2nd person sing. (u) wedt wedde
2nd person sing. (gij) wedt wedde
3rd person singular wedt wedde
plural wedden wedden
subjunctive sing.1 wedde wedde
subjunctive plur.1 wedden wedden
imperative sing. wed
imperative plur.1 wedt
participles weddend gewed
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Noun

wedden

  1. plural of wedde

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English weddian.

Pronunciation

Verb

wedden

  1. to marry; to wed

Descendants

  • English: wed
  • Scots: wad

References