verzotten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch versotten. By surface analysis, zot + ver- -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

verzotten

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To become mad.

Usage notes

  • Only the past participle verzot remains in use in contemporary Dutch, albeit as an adjective somewhat divorced from its literal meaning.

Conjugation

Inflection of verzotten (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verzotten
past singular verzotte
past participle verzot
infinitive verzotten
gerund verzotten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verzotverzotte
2nd person sing. (jij) verzotverzotte
2nd person sing. (u) verzotverzotte
2nd person sing. (gij) verzotverzotte
3rd person singular verzotverzotte
plural verzottenverzotten
subjunctive sing.1 verzotteverzotte
subjunctive plur.1 verzottenverzotten
imperative sing. verzot
imperative plur.1 verzot
participles verzottendverzot
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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