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boeien
boeien
Dutch
Verb
boeien
- (transitive) to tie down, tie up, bind, shackle
- (transitive) to captivate, fascinate
- De geboeide gevangenen luisteren geboeid naar het ontsnappingsplan.
- The bound prisoners listen captivatedly to the escape plan.
- De geboeide gevangenen luisteren geboeid naar het ontsnappingsplan.
Inflection
| Inflection of boeien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | boeien | |||
| past singular | boeide | |||
| past participle | geboeid | |||
| infinitive | boeien | |||
| gerund | boeien n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | boei | boeide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | boeit | boeide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | boeit | boeide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | boeit | boeide | ||
| 3rd person singular | boeit | boeide | ||
| plural | boeien | boeiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | boeie | boeide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | boeien | boeiden | ||
| imperative sing. | boei | |||
| imperative plur.1 | boeit | |||
| participles | boeiend | geboeid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch boeyen.
Verb
boeien
- (transitive, nautical) to raise the ship's side with side-boards
- (transitive, building) to raise a similar extra on construction
Inflection
| Inflection of boeien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | boeien | |||
| past singular | boeide | |||
| past participle | geboeid | |||
| infinitive | boeien | |||
| gerund | boeien n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | boei | boeide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | boeit | boeide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | boeit | boeide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | boeit | boeide | ||
| 3rd person singular | boeit | boeide | ||
| plural | boeien | boeiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | boeie | boeide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | boeien | boeiden | ||
| imperative sing. | boei | |||
| imperative plur.1 | boeit | |||
| participles | boeiend | geboeid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- boeier
- boeisel
- boeibord
- boeideel
- boeigang
- boeigoot
- boeiklamp
- boeiplank
- geboeid
- opboeien
Etymology 3
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
boeien
- Plural form of boei