loven
Danish
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloːvə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːvən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch loven, from Old Dutch lovon (“to praise, to sing psalms”), from Proto-Germanic *lubōną.
Inflection
| Inflection of loven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | loven | |||
| past singular | loofde | |||
| past participle | geloofd | |||
| infinitive | loven | |||
| gerund | loven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | loof | loofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | looft | loofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | looft | loofde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | looft | loofde | ||
| 3rd person singular | looft | loofde | ||
| plural | loven | loofden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | love | loofde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | loven | loofden | ||
| imperative sing. | loof | |||
| imperative plur.1 | looft | |||
| participles | lovend | geloofd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch lovon (“to praise”), from Proto-Germanic *lubōną.
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lōven | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | lōven | |
| In genitive | lōvens | |
| In dative | lōvene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | lōve | — |
| 2nd singular | lōofs, lōves | — |
| 3rd singular | lōoft, lōvet | — |
| 1st plural | lōven | — |
| 2nd plural | lōoft, lōvet | — |
| 3rd plural | lōven | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | lōve | — |
| 2nd singular | lōofs, lōves | — |
| 3rd singular | lōve | — |
| 1st plural | lōven | — |
| 2nd plural | lōoft, lōvet | — |
| 3rd plural | lōven | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | lōof, lōve | |
| Plural | lōoft, lōvet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | lōvende | — |
Middle English
Verb
loven (third-person singular simple present loveth, present participle lovende, simple past and past participle loved)
- to love
Conjugation
Conjugation of loven (weak)
| infinitive | (to) loven | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | love | lovede |
| 2nd person singular | lovest | lovedest |
| 3rd person singular | loveth, loveþ | lovede |
| plural | loven | loveden |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | love | lovede |
| plural | loven | loveden |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | love | |
| plural | loveth, loveþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| lovende, lovinge | loved, yloved | |
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