"wenken" meaning in Middle Dutch

See wenken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Old Dutch *wenken, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*wenken}} Old Dutch *wenken, {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*wankijaną}} Proto-Germanic *wankijaną Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|head=|head2=}} wenken, {{dum-verb}} wenken Inflection templates: {{dum-conj-wk|wenk}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], wenken [error-unrecognized-form, infinitive], wenkens [genitive, infinitive], wenkene [dative, infinitive], wenke [first-person, indicative, present, singular], - [first-person, indicative, past, singular], wenke [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], - [first-person, past, singular, subjunctive], wencs [indicative, present, second-person, singular], wenkes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], - [indicative, past, second-person, singular], wencs [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], wenkes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], - [past, second-person, singular, subjunctive], wenct [indicative, present, singular, third-person], wenket [indicative, present, singular, third-person], - [indicative, past, singular, third-person], wenke [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], - [past, singular, subjunctive, third-person], wenken [first-person, indicative, plural, present], - [first-person, indicative, past, plural], wenken [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], - [first-person, past, plural, subjunctive], wenct [indicative, plural, present, second-person], wenket [indicative, plural, present, second-person], - [indicative, past, plural, second-person], wenct [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], wenket [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], - [past, plural, second-person, subjunctive], wenken [indicative, plural, present, third-person], - [indicative, past, plural, third-person], wenken [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], - [past, plural, subjunctive, third-person], wenc [imperative, indicative, present, singular], wenke [imperative, indicative, present, singular], wenct [imperative, indicative, plural, present], wenket [imperative, indicative, plural, present], wenkende [imperative, participle, present], - [imperative, participle, past]
  1. to sway
    Sense id: en-wenken-dum-verb-1WLkXXEq
  2. to forsake, to become unfaithful
    Sense id: en-wenken-dum-verb-zIuT8CM6
  3. to give a sign
    Sense id: en-wenken-dum-verb-kznwOZJl
  4. to wink, to give a sign with the eyes
    Sense id: en-wenken-dum-verb-9FSb-Xj2
     
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        [
          "wink",
          "wink"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wenken"
}

Download raw JSONL data for wenken meaning in Middle Dutch (5.6kB)

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

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