crigen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *crīgan.

Verb

crigen

  1. to acquire, to gain (through effort)
  2. to get, to receive, to be given

Inflection
Strong class 1
Infinitive crigen
3rd sg. past crêech
3rd pl. past crēgen
Past participle gecrēgen
Infinitive crigen
In genitive crigens
In dative crigene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular crige crêech
2nd singular crijchs, criges crēechs, crēges
3rd singular crijcht, criget crêech
1st plural crigen crēgen
2nd plural crijcht, criget crēecht, crēget
3rd plural crigen crēgen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular crige crēge
2nd singular crijchs, criges crēges
3rd singular crige crēge
1st plural crigen crēgen
2nd plural crijcht, criget crēget
3rd plural crigen crēgen
Imperative Present
Singular crijch, crige
Plural crijcht, criget
Present Past
Participle crigende gecrēgen

Descendants
  • Dutch: krijgen
  • Limburgish: kriege

Further reading
  • “crighen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “crigen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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