heksen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛk.sə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: hek‧sen
• Rhymes: -ɛksən

Etymology 1

From heks (“witch”) +‎ -en.

Verb

heksen

1. (intransitive) to employ witchcraft; to hex, bewitch.
2. (intransitive) to perform amazingly, as if disposing of witchcraft.

Inflection

Conjugation of heksen (weak)
infinitive	heksen
past singular	hekste
past participle	gehekst
infinitive	heksen
gerund	heksen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	heks	hekste
2nd person sing. (jij)	hekst	hekste
2nd person sing. (u)	hekst	hekste
2nd person sing. (gij)	hekst	hekste
3rd person singular	hekst	hekste
plural	heksen	heksten
subjunctive sing.1	hekse	hekste
subjunctive plur.1	heksen	heksten
imperative sing.	heks
imperative plur.1	hekst
participles	heksend	gehekst
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• toveren

Derived terms

• beheksen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

heksen

1. plural of heks

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• heksa

Noun

heksen m or f

1. definite singular of heks