clagen
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch clagon, from Proto-West Germanic *klagōn (“to lament, complain”). Equivalent to clāge + -en.
Verb
[edit]clāgen
Inflection
[edit]| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | clāgen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | clāgen | |
| In genitive | clāgens | |
| In dative | clāgene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | clāge | — |
| 2nd singular | clāechs, clāges | — |
| 3rd singular | clāecht, clāget | — |
| 1st plural | clāgen | — |
| 2nd plural | clāecht, clāget | — |
| 3rd plural | clāgen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | clāge | — |
| 2nd singular | clāechs, clāges | — |
| 3rd singular | clāge | — |
| 1st plural | clāgen | — |
| 2nd plural | clāecht, clāget | — |
| 3rd plural | clāgen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | clāech, clāge | |
| Plural | clāecht, clāget | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | clāgende | — |
Descendants
[edit]- Dutch: klagen
Further reading
[edit]- “claghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “clagen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN