vergen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch vergen, from Old Dutch *fergon, from Proto-Germanic *fergōną.

Cognate with Old Saxon fergon, West Frisian fergje, German fergen, Old Norse fergja.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛr.ɣə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɣən

Verb[edit]

vergen

  1. (transitive) to demand, utter/pose a requirement
  2. (transitive) to require, necessitate
  3. (obsolete) to ask, inquire
  4. (obsolete) to offer, grant
  5. (obsolete) to taunt, bother
  6. (obsolete) to seek, search

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of vergen (weak)
infinitive vergen
past singular vergde
past participle gevergd
infinitive vergen
gerund vergen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verg vergde
2nd person sing. (jij) vergt vergde
2nd person sing. (u) vergt vergde
2nd person sing. (gij) vergt vergde
3rd person singular vergt vergde
plural vergen vergden
subjunctive sing.1 verge vergde
subjunctive plur.1 vergen vergden
imperative sing. verg
imperative plur.1 vergt
participles vergend gevergd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Lombard[edit]

Noun[edit]

vergen f

  1. (Old Lombard) virgin