wenken

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• Rhymes: -ɛŋkən

From Middle Dutch wenken, from Old Dutch *wenken, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną.

wenken

1. to beckon, wave
2. to warn by hinting with body movements

Conjugation of wenken (weak)
infinitive	wenken
past singular	wenkte
past participle	gewenkt
infinitive	wenken
gerund	wenken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	wenk	wenkte
2nd person sing. (jij)	wenkt, wenk2	wenkte
2nd person sing. (u)	wenkt	wenkte
2nd person sing. (gij)	wenkt	wenkte
3rd person singular	wenkt	wenkte
plural	wenken	wenkten
subjunctive sing.1	wenke	wenkte
subjunctive plur.1	wenken	wenkten
imperative sing.	wenk
imperative plur.1	wenkt
participles	wenkend	gewenkt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

• Afrikaans: wenk

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

wenken

1. plural of wenk

From Middle Low German wenken, from Old Saxon wenkian, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną. See also winken and wanken from the same root. Cognate with Dutch wenken.

wenken (past wenk, past participle wenkt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to wave
2. to beckon

From Old Dutch *wenken, from Proto-Germanic *wankijaną.

wenken

1. to sway
2. to forsake, to become unfaithful
3. to give a sign
4. to wink, to give a sign with the eyes

Weak
Infinitive	wenken
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	wenken
In genitive	wenkens
In dative	wenkene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	wenke	—
2nd singular	wencs, wenkes	—
3rd singular	wenct, wenket	—
1st plural	wenken	—
2nd plural	wenct, wenket	—
3rd plural	wenken	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	wenke	—
2nd singular	wencs, wenkes	—
3rd singular	wenke	—
1st plural	wenken	—
2nd plural	wenct, wenket	—
3rd plural	wenken	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	wenc, wenke
Plural	wenct, wenket
	Present	Past
Participle	wenkende	—

• Dutch: wenken
• Limburgish: winke

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