zeihen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zīhen, from Old High German zīhan, from Proto-West Germanic *tīhan. See also zeigen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsaɪ̯ən/, [ˈt͡saɪ̯.ən], [ˈt͡saɪ̯.n̩], [t͡saɪ̯n]
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Verb

zeihen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present zeiht, past tense zieh, past participle geziehen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive, dated or higher register, accusative + genitive) to accuse, to blame somebody (of)
    Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen.
    Nobody can accuse me of a lie.
    Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums.
     Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error.

Usage notes

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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