dieden

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thiuden, from Proto-West Germanic *þiudijan.

Verb

dieden

  1. to explain
  2. to mean, to signify
  3. to tell
  4. (with a negative) to be valid
  5. (with a negative) to be helpful, useful

Inflection

Conjugation of dieden (weak)
infinitive base form dieden
genitive diedens
dative diedene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular diede — diede —
2nd person singular diets, diedes — diets, diedes —
3rd person singular diet, diedet — diede —
1st person plural dieden — dieden —
2nd person plural diet, diedet — diet, diedet —
3rd person plural dieden — dieden —
imperative
singular diet, diede
plural diet, diedet
present past
participle diedende —

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: duiden
  • Limburgish: duuje

Further reading

  • “dieden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dieden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

West Frisian

Noun

dieden

  1. plural of died
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