beven

See also: Beven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bēven, from Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn, from Proto-Germanic *bibāną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːvə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧ven
  • Rhymes: -eːvən

Verb

beven

  1. (intransitive) to shake, to shiver, to tremble

Inflection

Inflection of beven (weak)
infinitive beven
past singular beefde
past participle gebeefd
infinitive beven
gerund beven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beefbeefde
2nd person sing. (jij) beeftbeefde
2nd person sing. (u) beeftbeefde
2nd person sing. (gij) beeftbeefde
3rd person singular beeftbeefde
plural bevenbeefden
subjunctive sing.1 bevebeefde
subjunctive plur.1 bevenbeefden
imperative sing. beef
imperative plur.1 beeft
participles bevendgebeefd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bewe
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: befu
  • Negerhollands: beev, beeven
  • → Aukan: beifi
  • → Sranan Tongo: beifi

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bivon, from Proto-West Germanic *bibēn.

Verb

bēven

  1. to shake, to shiver, to tremble

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive bēven
3rd sg. past —
3rd pl. past —
Past participle —
Infinitive bēven
In genitive bēvens
In dative bēvene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular bēve —
2nd singular bēefs, bēves —
3rd singular bēeft, bēvet —
1st plural bēven —
2nd plural bēeft, bēvet —
3rd plural bēven —
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular bēve —
2nd singular bēefs, bēves —
3rd singular bēve —
1st plural bēven —
2nd plural bēeft, bēvet —
3rd plural bēven —
Imperative Present
Singular bēef, bēve
Plural bēeft, bēvet
Present Past
Participle bēvende —

Derived terms

  • bēvinge
  • erbēven
  • ontbēven
  • verbēven

Descendants

  • Dutch: beven
    • Afrikaans: bewe
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: befu
    • Negerhollands: beev, beeven
    • → Aukan: beifi
    • → Sranan Tongo: beifi

Further reading

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