wichelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wichelen, wigelen, wijchelen, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wigulōną, *wihulōną (“to conjure, divine”). Related to Old English wiglian. Originally a frequentative verb (suffixed with -elen) related to wikken, which is derived from Proto-Germanic *wikkōną. More at witch.

Pronunciation

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Verb

wichelen

1. to dowse, to divine

Conjugation

Conjugation of wichelen (weak)
infinitive	wichelen
past singular	wichelde
past participle	gewicheld
infinitive	wichelen
gerund	wichelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	wichel	wichelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	wichelt, wichel2	wichelde
2nd person sing. (u)	wichelt	wichelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	wichelt	wichelde
3rd person singular	wichelt	wichelde
plural	wichelen	wichelden
subjunctive sing.1	wichele	wichelde
subjunctive plur.1	wichelen	wichelden
imperative sing.	wichel
imperative plur.1	wichelt
participles	wichelend	gewicheld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• wichelaar
• wichelroede

Related terms

• wichelarij