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dingen
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See also: Dingen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dingen (“to convene, to plead”), from Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-West Germanic *þingōn, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. The verb was originally weak, but became strong by analogy with other verbs.
Verb
dingen
- (transitive) to solicit
Conjugation
Derived terms
- aandingen
- achterdingen
- afdingen
- bedingen
- mededingen
- meedingen
- opdingen
- tegendingen
- uitdingen
- verdingen
- voldingen
- voordingen
- vrijdingen
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
dingen
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German dingen, from Old High German dingōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þingōn (“to hold a meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *þingōną.
Originally a weak verb, which developed secondary strong forms; a process that seems to have begun in the Middle Low German cognate. Compare Dutch dingen (strong).
Pronunciation
Verb
dingen (weak or class 3 strong, third-person singular present dingt, past tense dingte or (rare) dang, past participle gedungen or gedingt, past subjunctive dänge or dingte, auxiliary haben)
Usage notes
- The most common form is the past participle gedungen, chiefly as an adjective. For example: ein gedungener Mörder (“a hired murderer”).
Conjugation
1Rare.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Further reading
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-West Germanic *þingōn. Equivalent to dinc + -en.
Verb
dingen
- to hold a trial in court
- to try, to judge
- to plead for
- to strive
- to speak formally
- to chatter, to talk back and forth
Inflection
Descendants
Further reading
- “dinghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dingen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English *dingan, from Proto-West Germanic *dingwan, from Proto-Germanic *dingwaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
dingen
- To violently hit, strike or attack someone.
- To ding; to strike or hit an object.
- To attain victory over someone or something.
- To run; to travel at a fast speed.
Usage notes
This verb is occasionally weak in Middle English.
Conjugation
1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or dongest, dangest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “dingen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 October 2018.
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