belegeren

Dutch

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) be- +‎ leger +‎ -en. Related to English beleaguer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈleːɣərə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧le‧ge‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːɣərən

Verb

belegeren

1. (transitive) to besiege

Inflection

Conjugation of belegeren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	belegeren
past singular	belegerde
past participle	belegerd
infinitive	belegeren
gerund	belegeren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	beleger	belegerde
2nd person sing. (jij)	belegert, beleger2	belegerde
2nd person sing. (u)	belegert	belegerde
2nd person sing. (gij)	belegert	belegerde
3rd person singular	belegert	belegerde
plural	belegeren	belegerden
subjunctive sing.1	belegere	belegerde
subjunctive plur.1	belegeren	belegerden
imperative sing.	beleger
imperative plur.1	belegert
participles	belegerend	belegerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• belegering

Descendants

• English: beleaguer (alternatively from Middle Low German)