verzengen

Dutch

Etymology

From ver- +‎ zengen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vərˈzɛ.ŋə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zen‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋən

Verb

verzengen

  1. to sear, to burn
    • "De Lente. Veld-zang", in J. A. van Orsoy (ed.), Alle de werken van Adriaan de Kramer, vol. 2, publ. by Hendrik Sligtenhorst (1737), page 361.
      Dorre velden aan den Nyl, / Mooren akkers zoudt ge ook willen / Uw verzengde kruin optillen, / Heet van Krokodillen-kwyl?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Synonym: verschroeien

Inflection
Inflection of verzengen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verzengen
past singular verzengde
past participle verzengd
infinitive verzengen
gerund verzengen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verzengverzengde
2nd person sing. (jij) verzengtverzengde
2nd person sing. (u) verzengtverzengde
2nd person sing. (gij) verzengtverzengde
3rd person singular verzengtverzengde
plural verzengenverzengden
subjunctive sing.1 verzengeverzengde
subjunctive plur.1 verzengenverzengden
imperative sing. verzeng
imperative plur.1 verzengt
participles verzengendverzengd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms
  • verzenging
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