scherpen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch scherpen, from Old Dutch skerpen, from Proto-West Germanic *skarpijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɛrpə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrpən

Verb

scherpen

1. (transitive) to sharpen

Inflection

Conjugation of scherpen (weak)
infinitive	scherpen
past singular	scherpte
past participle	gescherpt
infinitive	scherpen
gerund	scherpen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	scherp	scherpte
2nd person sing. (jij)	scherpt, scherp2	scherpte
2nd person sing. (u)	scherpt	scherpte
2nd person sing. (gij)	scherpt	scherpte
3rd person singular	scherpt	scherpte
plural	scherpen	scherpten
subjunctive sing.1	scherpe	scherpte
subjunctive plur.1	scherpen	scherpten
imperative sing.	scherp
imperative plur.1	scherpt
participles	scherpend	gescherpt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• aanscherpen

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch skerpen, from Proto-West Germanic *skarpijan.

Verb

scherpen

1. to sharpen, to make/become sharp

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: scherpen
• Limburgish: sjèrpe

Further reading

• “scherpen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “scherpen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I