wervelen

Dutch

Etymology

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

wervelen

  1. to whirl, to twist, to swirl

Inflection

Inflection of wervelen (weak)
infinitive wervelen
past singular wervelde
past participle gewerveld
infinitive wervelen
gerund wervelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wervelwervelde
2nd person sing. (jij) werveltwervelde
2nd person sing. (u) werveltwervelde
2nd person sing. (gij) werveltwervelde
3rd person singular werveltwervelde
plural wervelenwervelden
subjunctive sing.1 wervelewervelde
subjunctive plur.1 wervelenwervelden
imperative sing. wervel
imperative plur.1 wervelt
participles wervelendgewerveld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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