verheißen

German

Alternative forms

  • verheissen

Etymology

From ver- + heißen.

Verb

verheißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present verheißt, past tense verhieß, past participle verheißen, past subjunctive verhieße, auxiliary haben)

  1. to promise
    • Bach, BWV 106, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit:
      Wie Gott mir verheißen hat: Der Tod ist mein Schlaf worden.
      As God has promised me: Death has become my sleep.

Conjugation

Adjective

verheißen (not comparable)

  1. promised

Declension

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