dollen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔlə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dollen, dullen. Equivalent to dol + -en, next to older dolen.

Alternative forms

Verb

dollen

  1. (intransitive) to tomfool, to fool around, to frolick, to play
    • de vader dolde met zijn kinderenthe dad played with his children
  2. (intransitive) to mess with, take the mikey out of someone
  3. (transitive) to stun (cattle) with a blow
  4. (intransitive, obsolete) to rage, act outrageously
Inflection
Inflection of dollen (weak)
infinitive dollen
past singular dolde
past participle gedold
infinitive dollen
gerund dollen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular doldolde
2nd person sing. (jij) doltdolde
2nd person sing. (u) doltdolde
2nd person sing. (gij) doltdolde
3rd person singular doltdolde
plural dollendolden
subjunctive sing.1 dolledolde
subjunctive plur.1 dollendolden
imperative sing. dol
imperative plur.1 dolt
participles dollendgedold
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
  • gedol
  • dolhamer
  • dolslag

Etymology 2

Borrowed from West Frisian dolle (to dig a hole).

Verb

dollen

  1. (transitive) to lift, dig up (as harvest)
  2. (transitive) to lift and turn with a rake
Inflection
Inflection of dollen (weak)
infinitive dollen
past singular dolde
past participle gedold
infinitive dollen
gerund dollen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular doldolde
2nd person sing. (jij) doltdolde
2nd person sing. (u) doltdolde
2nd person sing. (gij) doltdolde
3rd person singular doltdolde
plural dollendolden
subjunctive sing.1 dolledolde
subjunctive plur.1 dollendolden
imperative sing. dol
imperative plur.1 dolt
participles dollendgedold
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
  • dolbroek
  • dolmes
  • nadollen

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

dollen

  1. Plural form of dol
  2. Plural form of dolle

German

Adjective

dollen

  1. inflected form of doll

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtoːllen/

Verb

dōllen

  1. first-person singular past indicative of doallat
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