erbieten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German erbieten, from Old High German irbiotan, equivalent to er- + bieten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛrˈbiːtən/
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  • Hyphenation: er‧bie‧ten

Verb

erbieten (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present erbietet, past tense erbot, past participle erboten, past subjunctive erböte, auxiliary haben) (literary)

  1. (ditransitive, with accusative and dative, chiefly archaic) to grant, to show, to present
  2. (reflexive) to decide to do, to undertake, to emprise, to make oneself available

Conjugation

Further reading

  • erbieten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erbieten in Duden online
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