daven
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Yiddish דאַוונען (davnen).
Verb[edit]
daven (third-person singular simple present davens, present participle davening, simple past and past participle davened)
- (intransitive) to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray
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Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch *daven, further etymology uncertain. May be related to Old Saxon dovon, Old High German tobēn, but the vowel a is irregular in this case. It is found in Middle Low German daven, where it may be regular, which makes it a possible Middle Low German borrowing.
Verb[edit]
daven
- (intransitive, obsolete) to rage, to rant
- (intransitive, obsolete) to shake, to tremble, to waver
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of daven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | daven | |||
| past singular | daafde | |||
| past participle | gedaafd | |||
| infinitive | daven | |||
| gerund | daven n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | daaf | daafde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | daaft | daafde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | daaft | daafde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | daaft | daafde | ||
| 3rd person singular | daaft | daafde | ||
| plural | daven | daafden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dave | daafde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | daven | daafden | ||
| imperative sing. | daaf | |||
| imperative plur.1 | daaft | |||
| participles | davend | gedaafd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
