weiden

See also: Weiden

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯də(n)/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch weiden, from Old Dutch *weithon, from Proto-Germanic *waiþoną, *waiþijaną. Equivalent to weide + -en.

Verb

weiden

  1. (ergative) to (let/make) graze
Inflection
Conjugation of weiden (weak)
infinitive weiden
past singular weidde
past participle geweid
infinitive weiden
gerund weiden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular weidweidde
2nd person sing. (jij) weidtweidde
2nd person sing. (u) weidtweidde
2nd person sing. (gij) weidtweidde
3rd person singular weidtweidde
plural weidenweidden
subjunctive sing.1 weideweidde
subjunctive plur.1 weidenweidden
imperative sing. weid
imperative plur.1 weidt
participles weidendgeweid
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

weiden

  1. plural of weide

German

Etymology

From Middle High German weiden, from Old High German weidōn, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *waiþu (pasture, grassland).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪdn̩/
  • Hyphenation: wei‧den
  • (file)

Verb

weiden (weak, third-person singular present weidet, past tense weidete, past participle geweidet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to browse, to graze
    Synonym: grasen
    Vieh weidete auf dem Feld.
    Cattle were grazing in the field.
  2. (reflexive) to gloat
    Sie weidet sich am Pech ihrer Rivalin.
    She gloats over her rival's bad luck.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • weiden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • weiden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • weiden” in Duden online
  • weiden” in OpenThesaurus.de
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