belgen

See also: Belgen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch belgen, from Old Dutch belgan, from Proto-West Germanic *belgan, from Proto-Germanic *belganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.ɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bel‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɛlɣən

Verb

belgen

1. (reflexive, dated) to become angry
2. (transitive, archaic) to anger

Inflection

Inflection of belgen (weak)
infinitive	belgen
past singular	belgde
past participle	gebelgd
infinitive	belgen
gerund	belgen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	belg	belgde
2nd person sing. (jij)	belgt	belgde
2nd person sing. (u)	belgt	belgde
2nd person sing. (gij)	belgt	belgde
3rd person singular	belgt	belgde
plural	belgen	belgden
subjunctive sing.1	belge	belgde
subjunctive plur.1	belgen	belgden
imperative sing.	belg
imperative plur.1	belgt
participles	belgend	gebelgd
1) Archaic.

Inflection of belgen (strong class 3b)
infinitive	belgen
past singular	bolg
past participle	gebolgen
infinitive	belgen
gerund	belgen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	belg	bolg
2nd person sing. (jij)	belgt	bolg
2nd person sing. (u)	belgt	bolg
2nd person sing. (gij)	belgt	bolgt
3rd person singular	belgt	bolg
plural	belgen	bolgen
subjunctive sing.1	belge	bolge
subjunctive plur.1	belgen	bolgen
imperative sing.	belg
imperative plur.1	belgt
participles	belgend	gebolgen
1) Archaic.

Related terms

• verbolgen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch belgan, from Proto-Germanic *belganą.

Verb

belgen

1. to swell
2. to get angry

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	belgen
3rd sg. past	balch
3rd pl. past	bolgen
Past participle	gebolgen
Infinitive	belgen
In genitive	belgens
In dative	belgene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	belge	balch
2nd singular	belchs, belges	bolchs, bolges
3rd singular	belcht, belget	balch
1st plural	belgen	bolgen
2nd plural	belcht, belget	bolcht, bolget
3rd plural	belgen	bolgen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	belge	bolge
2nd singular	belchs, belges	bolges
3rd singular	belge	bolge
1st plural	belgen	bolgen
2nd plural	belcht, belget	bolget
3rd plural	belgen	bolgen
Imperative	Present
Singular	belch, belge
Plural	belcht, belget
	Present	Past
Participle	belgende	gebolgen

Derived terms

• belgenisse
• belginge
• verbelgen

Descendants

• Dutch: belgen

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

belgen m

1. definite singular of belg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

belgen m

1. definite singular of belg