verwezend

Verwezend is a Dutch term that refers to something that points to, or indicates, another element. In standard Dutch, the related verb is verwijzen, meaning to refer, point to, or cite. The form verwezend is not the common present participle in contemporary usage; the preferred participle is verwijzend. Consequently, verwezend is typically encountered as an archaic, regional, or variant spelling rather than as a current mainstream form.

Historically, verwezend may appear in older texts or in dialectal writing where spelling conventions differed from today’s standard Dutch. In modern editorial practice, writers generally use verwezend only in contexts that explicitly reflect historical language, linguistic description of older sources, or precise quotations from older editions. When describing acts of referring or pointing in current Dutch, the adjective or participle verwezend is usually avoided in favor of verwijzend.

In use, the concept involves elements that refer to or indicate another element, such as cross-references in literature, citations in scholarly work, or demonstratives that point to previously mentioned material. In linguistic descriptions, the idea aligns with deixis or reference, where a form serves to point to another part of the discourse or text. Because verwezend is uncommon in modern standard Dutch, clarification of meaning is often achieved by using more widely understood terms like verwijzend or explicit phrases such as “verwijzend naar.”

See also: Verwijzen, Verwijzend, Deixis, Referentie.