dwalen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dwalen, from Old Dutch *dwalon, from Proto-Germanic *dwalōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʋaːlə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dwa‧len
• Rhymes: -aːlən

Verb

dwalen

1. (intransitive) to stray, wander

Inflection

Conjugation of dwalen (weak)
infinitive	dwalen
past singular	dwaalde
past participle	gedwaald
infinitive	dwalen
gerund	dwalen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dwaal	dwaalde
2nd person sing. (jij)	dwaalt, dwaal2	dwaalde
2nd person sing. (u)	dwaalt	dwaalde
2nd person sing. (gij)	dwaalt	dwaalde
3rd person singular	dwaalt	dwaalde
plural	dwalen	dwaalden
subjunctive sing.1	dwale	dwaalde
subjunctive plur.1	dwalen	dwaalden
imperative sing.	dwaal
imperative plur.1	dwaalt
participles	dwalend	gedwaald
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afdwalen
• verdwalen
• dwaling
• dwaalgeest
• dwaalleer
• dwaalleraar
• dwaallicht
• dwaalster

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dwaal

Anagrams

• wandel