besingen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German besingen, from Old High German bisingan, from Proto-West Germanic *bisingwan, equivalent to be- + singen. Cognate with Middle Low German besingen, 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.

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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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