verstenen

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === versteenen (obsolete spelling) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vərˈsteːnə(n)/ Rhymes: -eːnən Hyphenation: ver‧ste‧nen === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch verstênen. Equivalent to steen +‎ ver- -en. ==== Verb ==== verstenen (transitive) to petrify, turn (something) into rock (by extension) to harden, make insensitive (intransitive) to be petrified, turned into rock (by extension) to be hardened, to become rigid, implacable (transitive) to equip, fit (a mill) with a(nother) millstone ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== verstening === Etymology 2 === From ver- +‎ stenen (“to moan, complain”). ==== Verb ==== verstenen (intransitive) to moan, complain (transitive) to bemoan, regret ===== Conjugation =====