vernemen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vernēmen, from Old Dutch farneman, from Proto-Germanic *franemaną. Equivalent to ver- +‎ nemen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vərˈneː.mə(n)/, /vɛrˈneː.mə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧ne‧men
  • Rhymes: -eːmən

Verb

vernemen

  1. to learn (of), to find out, to hear (about)
    Dit is vernomen van Palestijnse artsen. - This (information) is learnt from Palestinian doctors.

Inflection
Inflection of vernemen (strong class 4, prefixed)
infinitive vernemen
past singular vernam
past participle vernomen
infinitive vernemen
gerund vernemen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verneemvernam
2nd person sing. (jij) verneemtvernam
2nd person sing. (u) verneemtvernam
2nd person sing. (gij) verneemtvernaamt
3rd person singular verneemtvernam
plural vernemenvernamen
subjunctive sing.1 vernemevername
subjunctive plur.1 vernemenvernamen
imperative sing. verneem
imperative plur.1 verneemt
participles vernemendvernomen
1) Archaic.

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: verneem

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch farneman, from Proto-Germanic *franemaną. Equivalent to ver- +‎ nēmen.

Verb

vernēmen

  1. to pick up
  2. to take in (into the mind, senses)
  3. to see, to perceive
  4. to notice
  5. to hear (about), to learn of
  6. to understand

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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