wijden

Etymology
From earlier, from , from , from , from. The -d- was inserted in the early modern period due to hypercorrection, the earlier and original form wijen being mistakenly identified as the result of deletion of intervocalic -d- (a very common development visible in e.g. /, /, /, and so forth).

Verb

 * 1) to dedicate, devote
 * Het Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is gewijd aan het werk van Van Gogh en zijn tijdgenoten.
 * The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is dedicated to the work of Van Gogh and his contemporaries.
 * 1) to inaugurate
 * 2) to bless, sanctify