loeren

Dutch

Etymology

With dialectal (eastern) -oe- from Middle Dutch luren (to look sharp). Compare German lauern, English lour and lurk.

Pronunciation

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Verb

loeren

  1. To lurk, spy
  2. To be on the look-out for
    Hij loert op die ene kans - He is waiting for that one opportunity

Inflection

Inflection of loeren (weak)
infinitive loeren
past singular loerde
past participle geloerd
infinitive loeren
gerund loeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular loerloerde
2nd person sing. (jij) loertloerde
2nd person sing. (u) loertloerde
2nd person sing. (gij) loertloerde
3rd person singular loertloerde
plural loerenloerden
subjunctive sing.1 loereloerde
subjunctive plur.1 loerenloerden
imperative sing. loer
imperative plur.1 loert
participles loerendgeloerd
1) Archaic.

Noun

loeren

  1. Plural form of loer
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