besingen

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German bisingan, from Proto-West Germanic *bisingwan, equivalent to be- +‎ singen. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Dutch bezingen, English besing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈzɪŋən/
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Verb

besingen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present besingt, past tense besang, past participle besungen, past subjunctive besänge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to extol, praise, celebrate
    Synonyms: loben, rühmen, preisen
    Homer besang die Heldentaten des Odysseus.
    Homer praised the exploits of Odysseus.

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “besingen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “besingen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “besingen” in Duden online
  • “besingen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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