clemmen

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Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch *klemmen, from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan.

Verb[edit]

clemmen

  1. to be stuck, jamed
  2. to hold, to clamp

Inflection[edit]

Weak
Infinitive clemmen
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive clemmen
In genitive clemmens
In dative clemmene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular clemme
2nd singular clems, clemmes
3rd singular clemt, clemmet
1st plural clemmen
2nd plural clemt, clemmet
3rd plural clemmen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular clemme
2nd singular clems, clemmes
3rd singular clemme
1st plural clemmen
2nd plural clemt, clemmet
3rd plural clemmen
Imperative Present
Singular clem, clemme
Plural clemt, clemmet
Present Past
Participle clemmende

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: klemmen
    • Afrikaans: klem
    • Papiamentu: klèm
  • Limburgish: klèmme

Further reading[edit]