werven

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛrvə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: wer‧ven
• Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch werven, from Old Dutch *wervan, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną.

Verb

werven

1. To recruit, notably for enlistment or civil employment
2. To obtain (money) through soliciting

   Hij hoopt met zijn actie fondsen te werven voor kankeronderzoek. ― With his action he hopes to obtain funds for cancer research.

Inflection

Conjugation of werven (strong class 3+7)
infinitive	werven
past singular	wierf
past participle	geworven
infinitive	werven
gerund	werven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	werf	wierf
2nd person sing. (jij)	werft	wierf
2nd person sing. (u)	werft	wierf
2nd person sing. (gij)	werft	wierft
3rd person singular	werft	wierf
plural	werven	wierven
subjunctive sing.1	werve	wierve
subjunctive plur.1	werven	wierven
imperative sing.	werf
imperative plur.1	werft
participles	wervend	geworven
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aanwerven
• verwerven
• werfagent
• werfbrief
• werfbureau
• werfdepot
• werfkantoor
• werfkracht
• werfofficier
• werver
• werving

Etymology 2

Noun

werven

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of werf

Anagrams

• verwen, wreven

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wervan, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną.

Verb

werven

1. to work hard (towards a goal)
2. to make happen

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	werven
3rd sg. past	warf
3rd pl. past	worven
Past participle	worv
Infinitive	werven
In genitive	wervens
In dative	wervene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	werve	warf
2nd singular	werfs, werves	worfs, worves
3rd singular	werft, wervet	warf
1st plural	werven	worven
2nd plural	werft, wervet	worft, worvet
3rd plural	werven	worven
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	werve	worve
2nd singular	werfs, werves	worves
3rd singular	werve	worve
1st plural	werven	worven
2nd plural	werft, wervet	worvet
3rd plural	werven	worven
Imperative	Present
Singular	werf, werve
Plural	werft, wervet
	Present	Past
Participle	wervende	worv

Descendants

• Dutch: werven
• Limburgish: wèrve

Further reading

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