weken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋeː.kə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -eːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wêken, from Old Dutch *wēken, from Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną.

Verb

weken

1. (archaic, transitive) to soften
2. (transitive, reflexive) to soak

Conjugation

Conjugation of weken (weak)
infinitive	weken
past singular	weekte
past participle	geweekt
infinitive	weken
gerund	weken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	week	weekte
2nd person sing. (jij)	weekt, week2	weekte
2nd person sing. (u)	weekt	weekte
2nd person sing. (gij)	weekt	weekte
3rd person singular	weekt	weekte
plural	weken	weekten
subjunctive sing.1	weke	weekte
subjunctive plur.1	weken	weekten
imperative sing.	week
imperative plur.1	weekt
participles	wekend	geweekt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• doorweken
• inweken
• losweken
• verweken
• zijn boontjes te weken leggen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: week

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

weken

1. plural of week

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

weken

1. inflection of wijken:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

• wenke

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wēken, from Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan.

Verb

wêken

1. to soften, to make/become soft (generally through soaking)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• weiken

Descendants

• Dutch: weken
  • Afrikaans: week
• Limburgish: weike

Further reading

• “weken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “weken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

weken

1. alternative form of wyken (“weeks”)