spellen

See also: spelen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛ.lə(n)/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch spellen, from Old Dutch *spellon, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną.

Verb

spellen

  1. to spell
Inflection
Inflection of spellen (weak)
infinitive spellen
past singular spelde
past participle gespeld
infinitive spellen
gerund spellen n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular spel spelde
2nd person sing. (jij) spelt spelde
2nd person sing. (u) spelt spelde
2nd person sing. (gij) spelt spelde
3rd person singular spelt spelde
plural spellen spelden
subjunctive sing.1 spelle spelde
subjunctive plur.1 spellen spelden
imperative sing. spel
imperative plur.1 spelt
participles spellend gespeld
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Noun

spellen

  1. Plural form of spel (“game in general”)

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *spellon, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną.

Verb

spellen

  1. to explain
  2. to spell, to predict
  3. to mean, to indicate
  4. to spell (a word)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: spellen
  • Limburgish: spèlle

Further reading

  • “spellen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “spellen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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