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Etymology

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From leger +‎ be- -en. Related to English beleaguer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈleːɣərə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧ge‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːɣərən

Verb

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belegeren

  1. (transitive) to besiege

Conjugation

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Conjugation of belegeren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive belegeren
past singular belegerde
past participle belegerd
infinitive belegeren
gerund belegeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beleger belegerde
2nd person sing. (jij) belegert, beleger2 belegerde
2nd person sing. (u) belegert belegerde
2nd person sing. (gij) belegert belegerde
3rd person singular belegert belegerde
plural belegeren belegerden
subjunctive sing.1 belegere belegerde
subjunctive plur.1 belegeren belegerden
imperative sing. beleger
imperative plur.1 belegert
participles belegerend belegerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: beleaguer (alternatively from Middle Low German)