vierendelen
Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch vierendelen. Equivalent to vier (“four (parts)”) + -en- + delen (“to divide”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]vierendelen
- (transitive) to quarter, divide in four parts
- (transitive) to draw and quarter, execute by pulling the victim's limbs in different directions
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of vierendelen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vierendelen | |||
| past singular | vierendeelde | |||
| past participle | gevierendeeld | |||
| infinitive | vierendelen | |||
| gerund | vierendelen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vierendeel | vierendeelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vierendeelt, vierendeel2 | vierendeelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vierendeelt | vierendeelde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vierendeelt | vierendeelde | ||
| 3rd person singular | vierendeelt | vierendeelde | ||
| plural | vierendelen | vierendeelden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vierendele | vierendeelde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vierendelen | vierendeelden | ||
| imperative sing. | vierendeel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vierendeelt | |||
| participles | vierendelend | gevierendeeld | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||