dingen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪŋə(n)/

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dingen (“to convene, to plead”), from Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. The verb was originally weak, but became strong by analogy with other verbs.

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Etymology

From Middle High German dingen, from Old High German dingōn, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. Originally a weak verb, which developed secondary strong forms; a process that seems to have begun in the Middle Low German cognate. Compare Dutch dingen (strong).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪŋən/, [ˈdɪŋən], [ˈdɪŋŋ̩]

Verb

dingen (strong, third-person singular simple present dingt, past tense dingte or rarely dang, past participle gedungen, auxiliary haben)

1. (literary) to hire for a crime
2. (archaic) to hire (in general)

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thingon, from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. Equivalent to dinc +‎ -en.

Verb

dingen

1. to hold a trial in court
2. to try, to judge
3. to plead for
4. to strive
5. to speak formally
6. to chatter, to talk back and forth

Further reading

• “dinghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “dingen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929