Dutch

Alternative forms

• versteenen (obsolete spelling)

Verb

verstenen

1. (transitive) to petrify, turn (something) into rock
2. (by extension) to harden, make insensitive
3. (intransitive) to be petrified, turned into rock
4. (by extension) to be hardened, to become rigid, implacable
5. (transitive) to equip, fit (a mill) with a(nother) millstone

Inflection

Derived terms

• verstening

Etymology 2

From ver- +‎ stenen ‎(“to moan, complain”).

Verb

verstenen

1. (intransitive) To moan, complain
2. (transitive) To bemoan, regret

Inflection