verstaen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From ver- +‎ stâen.

Verb

verstâen

to be responsible for
to understand
to hear (what is being said)
to listen, to pay attention
to notice

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: verstaan
Limburgish: verstaon

Further reading

“verstaen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“verstaen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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