wichelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wichelen, wigelen, wijchelen. Related to Old English wiġlian. Originally a frequentative verb (suffixed with -elen) related to wikken, which is derived from Proto-Germanic *wikkōną. More at witch.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

wichelen

  1. to dowse, to divine

Inflection

Inflection of wichelen (weak)
infinitive wichelen
past singular wichelde
past participle gewicheld
infinitive wichelen
gerund wichelen n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular wichel wichelde
2nd person sing. (jij) wichelt 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.

Derived terms

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