See also: Besiedeln

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German besidelen. In the modern sense only since the 19th century. By surface analysis, be- +‎ siedeln.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

besiedeln (weak, third-person singular present besiedelt, past tense besiedelte, past participle besiedelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to people, to populate (also of other species)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • besiedeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • besiedeln” in Duden online
  • besiedeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon