widersagen

See also: Widersagen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German widersagen, from Old High German widarsagēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþrasaggjan. Equivalent to wider +‎ sagen.

Verb

widersagen (weak, third-person singular present widersagt, past tense widersagte, past participle widersagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to object, to contradict
  2. to defy, to oppose, renounce
    Widersagen Sie dem Satan? - Ich widersage.Do you renounce Satan? - I renounce.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Widersage
  • Widersagen
  • Widersagung

Further reading