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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch weiden, from Old Dutch *weithon, from Proto-Germanic *waiþoną, *waiþijaną. Equivalent to weide +‎ -en.

Verb

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weiden

  1. (ergative) to (let/make) graze
Conjugation
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Conjugation of weiden (weak)
infinitive weiden
past singular weidde
past participle geweid
infinitive weiden
gerund weiden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular weid weidde
2nd person sing. (jij) weidt, weid2 weidde
2nd person sing. (u) weidt weidde
2nd person sing. (gij) weidt weidde
3rd person singular weidt weidde
plural weiden weidden
subjunctive sing.1 weide weidde
subjunctive plur.1 weiden weidden
imperative sing. weid
imperative plur.1 weidt
participles weidend geweid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: wei, weie

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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weiden

  1. plural of weide

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German weiden, from Old High German weidōn, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *waiþu (pasture, grassland).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪdn̩/
  • Hyphenation: wei‧den
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Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • weiden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • weiden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • weiden” in Duden online
  • weiden” in OpenThesaurus.de