clemmen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *klemmen, from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan.

Verb

clemmen

1. to be stuck, jamed
2. to hold, to clamp

Inflection

Conjugation of clemmen (weak)

infinitive	base form	clemmen
	genitive	clemmens
	dative	clemmene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		clemme	—		clemme	—
2nd person singular		clems, clemmes	—		clems, clemmes	—
3rd person singular		clemt, clemmet	—		clemme	—
1st person plural		clemmen	—		clemmen	—
2nd person plural		clemt, clemmet	—		clemt, clemmet	—
3rd person plural		clemmen	—		clemmen	—
		imperative
singular		clem, clemme
plural		clemt, clemmet
		present	past
participle		clemmende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: klemmen
  • Afrikaans: klem
  • → Papiamentu: klèm
• Limburgish: klèmme

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “clemmen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II