dieden

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to explain
  • to mean, to signify
  • to tell
  • (with a negative) to be valid
  • (with a negative) to be helpful, useful

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *thiuden inherited from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną (interpret).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þiudijaną

Gloss

interpret

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