daven

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish דאַוונען (davnen).

Verb

daven (third-person singular simple present davens, present participle davening, simple past and past participle davened)

1. (intransitive) to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray

Related terms

• davening

Anagrams

• Devan, Naved, Vaden, Venda, devan, naved, vaned

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Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaːvə(n)/

Verb

daven

1. (intransitive, obsolete) to rage, to rant
2. (intransitive, obsolete) to shake, to tremble, to waver

Inflection

Conjugation of daven (weak)
infinitive	daven
past singular	daafde
past participle	gedaafd
infinitive	daven
gerund	daven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	daaf	daafde
2nd person sing. (jij)	daaft, daaf2	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. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• daveren