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Dutch

Pronunciation

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
Conjugation
More information Conjugation of (weak), infinitive ...
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: wei, weie

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

weiden

  1. plural of weide
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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
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(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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