teren
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teren
teren
From Middle Dutch tēren (“to destroy, to use (up)”), from Old Dutch *terien, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, related to *teraną (“to tear, rip apart”). Cognate with German zehren. Also related with English tear (“to rip”).
teren
Conjugation of teren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | teren | |||
past singular | teerde | |||
past participle | geteerd | |||
infinitive | teren | |||
gerund | teren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | teer | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | teert, teer2 | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | teert | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | teert | teerde | ||
3rd person singular | teert | teerde | ||
plural | teren | teerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tere | teerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | teren | teerden | ||
imperative sing. | teer | |||
imperative plur.1 | teert | |||
participles | terend | geteerd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
From Middle Dutch teren, terren. Equivalent to teer + -en.
teren
Conjugation of teren (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | teren | |||
past singular | teerde | |||
past participle | geteerd | |||
infinitive | teren | |||
gerund | teren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | teer | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | teert, teer2 | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | teert | teerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | teert | teerde | ||
3rd person singular | teert | teerde | ||
plural | teren | teerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tere | teerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | teren | teerden | ||
imperative sing. | teer | |||
imperative plur.1 | teert | |||
participles | terend | geteerd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
teren
teren m (plural terens)
teren
From Old Dutch *terien, from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, related to *teraną (“to tear, rip apart”).
tēren
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Inherited from Old English teran, from Proto-West Germanic *teran, from Proto-Germanic *teraną.
teren (third-person singular simple present tereth, present participle terynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative tar, past participle torn)
Weak forms occasionally appear in this verb, possibly from a Class 1 weak Old English *teran (distinct from attested strong teran).
infinitive | (to) teren, tere, tern | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | tere | tar, tor | |
2nd-person singular | terest | tere, tore, tar, tor | |
3rd-person singular | tereth | tar, tor | |
subjunctive singular | tere | tere1, tore1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | teren, tere, tern | teren, tere, toren, tore | |
imperative plural | tereth, tere | — | |
participles | terynge, terende | toren, tore, torn, ytoren, ytore |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
From teer (“tear”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
teren (third-person singular simple present tereth, present participle terende, terynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle tered) (rare)
infinitive | (to) teren, tere | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | tere | tered | |
2nd-person singular | terest | teredest | |
3rd-person singular | tereth | tered | |
subjunctive singular | tere | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | teren, tere | tereden, terede | |
imperative plural | tereth, tere | — | |
participles | terynge, terende | tered, ytered |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
From tere (“tear”) + -en (“plural suffix”).
teren (rare)
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teren
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