wervelen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch wervelen. By surface analysis, werven + -elen; this frequentative verb was formed from werven when that verb still had the meaning "to turn" (compare Old Dutch *wervan). This meaning is also seen in the related noun wervel (“vertebra”), which originally meant "something that turns or twists", referring perhaps to the shape of the spinal column.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]wervelen
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of wervelen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | wervelen | |||
past singular | wervelde | |||
past participle | gewerveld | |||
infinitive | wervelen | |||
gerund | wervelen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | wervel | wervelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | wervelt, wervel2 | wervelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | wervelt | wervelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | wervelt | wervelde | ||
3rd person singular | wervelt | wervelde | ||
plural | wervelen | wervelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | wervele | wervelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | wervelen | wervelden | ||
imperative sing. | wervel | |||
imperative plur.1 | wervelt | |||
participles | wervelend | gewerveld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |