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Middle Dutch

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Middle Dutch
dat[dat]
pron
A pronoun used to refer to something previously mentioned or distant.

“Dat is min boec.”

That is my book.

Also means
  1. that

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
nâ[naː]Appears in an example
adj
This adjective means that something is near in space or time. It can also mean intimate or dear.

“dat was na”

that was close

Also means
  1. close

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
om[om]Appears in an example
prep
A preposition used to indicate position around something or the reason for an action.

“Hi liep om dat huus.”

He walked around that house.

Also means
  1. alternative form of omme
  2. about

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
sô[zoː]Appears in an example
adv
A word used to describe manner, degree, or consequence, similar to how it is used in modern languages.

“Sô dede hi dat.”

So he did that.

Also means
  1. so, like that, in that manner
  2. so, to such a degree
  3. as
  4. then, in that case
  5. so, therefore
  6. so

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
êweAppears in an example
noun
Refers to a long period of time, eternity, or an established moral order or law.

“Dat is in die êwe geschiet.”

That happened in that era.

Also means
  1. era
  2. eternity
  3. moral law
  4. nature

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
menAppears in an example
pron
An impersonal pronoun used to refer to people in general or someone not specifically identified.

“Men seit dat hi comen sal.”

One says that he shall come.

Also means
  1. someone
  2. one, they, you, people; impersonal pronoun.
  3. one

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
wêe[weː]Appears in an example
intj
An exclamation used to express deep sorrow, grief, or distress.

“Wêe mij dat ik dit verlies!”

Woe to me that I lose this!

Also means
  1. woe!

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
bêerAppears in an example
noun
A male pig that has not been castrated.

“Dat bêer es groot.”

The boar is large.

Also means
  1. boar
  2. male pig

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
gramAppears in an example
adj
Feeling or showing strong displeasure or hostility. It can also describe a feeling of sadness or being upset.

“Hi wart gram om dat onrecht.”

He became angry about the injustice.

Also means
  1. angry
  2. sad, upset

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
grasAppears in an example
noun
A common green plant with thin blades that covers lawns and fields.

“Dat gras is groen.”

The grass is green.

Also means
  1. grass

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
hāreAppears in an example
det
A declined form of the possessive pronoun hāer, meaning her or their depending on the context.

“Dat is hāre vader.”

That is her father.

Also means
  1. inflection of hāer:

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
hier[hiər]Appears in an example
adv
Used to describe a location or a moment in time.

“Dat selue lant dat hijr genomet es”

The land that has been named here

Also means
  1. here, in this place
  2. to here, hither
  3. now, at this time
  4. here

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
huusAppears in an example
noun
A building where people live or a place where important meetings are held. It can also refer to a castle.

“Hi woent in dat grote huus.”

He lives in that large house.

Also means
  1. house
  2. castle
  3. court, place where a formal gathering is held

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
lêetAppears in an example
adj
Something that causes strong dislike or disgust.

“Dat is een lêet ding.”

That is a loathsome thing.

Also means
  1. loathsome
  2. abhorrent

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
māneAppears in an example
noun
The long hair growing on the neck of a horse or lion.

“Dat peerd hadde een lange māne.”

That horse had a long mane.

Also means
  1. mane

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
mâreAppears in an example
adj
Describes someone or something that is well-known and highly regarded by many people.

“Die ridder was mâre in al dat lant.”

The knight was famous in all that land.

Also means
  1. famous, famed
  2. honoured, prestigious
  3. well-known
  4. famous

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
sākeAppears in an example
noun
A specific matter, issue, or reason for an event.

“Dat is een groete sāke.”

That is a big matter.

Also means
  1. case, matter, affair
  2. thing
  3. cause, reason
  4. case

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
sineAppears in an example
det
A word used to show that something belongs to a male person or animal.

“Dat is sine vader.”

That is his father.

Also means
  1. inflection of sijn:
  2. his

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
beginAppears in an example
noun
The point in time or space where something starts to exist or occur.

“Dat is een goed begin.”

That is a good beginning.

Also means
  1. beginning, start
  2. origin, source
  3. beginning

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
tākenAppears in an example
verb
To lay hold of something or to obtain it through effort.

“Hi wil dat boec tāken.”

He wants to take that book.

Also means
  1. to take, to grab
  2. to get, to achieve
  3. to take

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
têkenAppears in an example
noun
A visual symbol, gesture, or sign used to show something.

“Dat is eenê goet têken.”

That is a good sign.

Also means
  1. mark, sign
  2. gesture
  3. signal
  4. sign, indication
  5. mark, wound
  6. mark

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
wildeAppears in an example
verb
This is the past tense form of the verb "willen," which means to want or to wish.

“Hi wilde dat gaerne hebben.”

He wanted to have that gladly.

Also means
  1. first/third-person singular past indicative/subjunctive of willen
  2. wanted

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Middle Dutch
driven[ˈdriːvən]Appears in an example
verb
To move something forward or perform an action.

“Hi heeft dat driven.”

He has performed that.

Also means
  1. to drive, to push (forward)
  2. to drive (to do something)
  3. to do, to perform
  4. to float
  5. to drive

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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