"soeken" meaning in Middle Dutch

See soeken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈzuəkən/
Etymology: From Old Dutch suoken. Etymology templates: {{dercat|dum|frk|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|dum|odt|suoken}} Old Dutch suoken Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|head=|head2=}} soeken, {{dum-verb}} soeken Inflection templates: {{dum-conj-wk|soek}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], soeken [error-unrecognized-form, infinitive], soekens [genitive, infinitive], soekene [dative, infinitive], soeke [first-person, indicative, present, singular], - [first-person, indicative, past, singular], soeke [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], - [first-person, past, singular, subjunctive], soecs [indicative, present, second-person, singular], soekes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], - [indicative, past, second-person, singular], soecs [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], soekes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], - [past, second-person, singular, subjunctive], soect [indicative, present, singular, third-person], soeket [indicative, present, singular, third-person], - [indicative, past, singular, third-person], soeke [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], - [past, singular, subjunctive, third-person], soeken [first-person, indicative, plural, present], - [first-person, indicative, past, plural], soeken [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], - [first-person, past, plural, subjunctive], soect [indicative, plural, present, second-person], soeket [indicative, plural, present, second-person], - [indicative, past, plural, second-person], soect [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], soeket [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], - [past, plural, second-person, subjunctive], soeken [indicative, plural, present, third-person], - [indicative, past, plural, third-person], soeken [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], - [past, plural, subjunctive, third-person], soec [imperative, indicative, present, singular], soeke [imperative, indicative, present, singular], soect [imperative, indicative, plural, present], soeket [imperative, indicative, plural, present], soekende [imperative, participle, present], - [imperative, participle, past]
  1. to seek, to look for
    Sense id: en-soeken-dum-verb-dyoAdvzC Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26
  2. to seek to, to strive to
    Sense id: en-soeken-dum-verb-Qjavprjf

Alternative forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzuəkən/"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "expansion": "soeken",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "soeken",
      "name": "dum-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "soek"
      },
      "name": "dum-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to seek, to look for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seek",
          "seek"
        ],
        [
          "look for",
          "look for"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to seek to, to strive to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seek",
          "seek"
        ],
        [
          "strive",
          "strive"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzuəkən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "soeken"
}

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{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: soeken/Middle Dutch 'base form' base_tags={'infinitive'}",
  "path": [
    "soeken"
  ],
  "section": "Middle Dutch",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "soeken",
  "trace": ""
}

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