kasteien

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kestigen, from Old High German kestigōn, from Latin castīgāre. The modern form is of Central and Low German origin; compare Middle Low German kastīen. It was spread by Luther. Compare also Dutch kastijden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kasˈtaɪ̯ən/

Verb

kasteien (third-person singular simple present kasteit, past tense kasteite, past participle kasteit, auxiliary haben)

  1. (religion, chiefly Christianity) to chasten (purify spiritually through austerity, asceticism, and/or bodily pain)

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