twisten

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʋɪstə(n)/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch twisten. Equivalent to twist +‎ -en. ==== Verb ==== twisten (intransitive) to fight, to quarrel ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== betwisten === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== twisten plural of twist == Middle English == === Alternative forms === twiste, twyst === Etymology === From twist +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtwistən/ === Verb === twisten To pressure or constrain. (figuratively) To make sad; to anguish. To branch or fork. (figuratively) To take; to capture. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== twist ==== Descendants ==== English: twist Scots: twist ==== References ==== “twisten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.