eischen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *eiskon, from Proto-Germanic *aiskōną.

Verb

eischen

1. to ask, to request
2. to demand
3. to require

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• êeschen
• eiscen
• êscen
• hêschen

Descendants

• Dutch: eisen
  • Afrikaans: eis
• Limburgish: eisje

Further reading

• “eisen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “eiscen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page eiscen