beezen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German beizen (with z and ʒ, hence the obsolete Luxembourgish variant beessen), from Old High German beizen. Cognate with German beizen. Related with bäissen (“to bite”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːtsen/, [ˈbeː.t͡sən]

Verb

beezen (third-person singular present beezt, past participle gebeezt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to stain (wood), to bate
  2. (transitive) to pickle, preserve, marinate (food)

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive beezen
participle gebeezt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative 		imperative
1st singular beezen —
2nd singular beez beez
3rd singular beezt —
1st plural beezen —
2nd plural beezt beezt
3rd plural beezen —

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

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