wriggen

Low German

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (to wriggle), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (to turn, wrap, tie), from *wer- (to turn, bend). See also Old English wrigian. Related to wriggeln.

Verb

wriggen (past singular wrigg, past participle wriggt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to twist
  2. to turn
  3. to wind

Conjugation

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