zeihen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zīhen, from Old High German zīhan, from Proto-Germanic *tīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (to show). See also zeigen. Semantically relevant cognates include Latin indicō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsaɪ̯ən/, /tsaɪ̯n/

Verb

zeihen (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present zeiht, past tense zieh, past participle geziehen, past subjunctive ziehe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, elevated, becoming dated) to accuse, to blame

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