briesen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch brieschen, further etymology unknown, but probably related to other similar sounding words such as brallen (“to brag, boast”), brommen (“to mumble, mutter”), bruisen (“to froth, form bubbles”), brullen (“to cry, roar”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”).
Cognate with Middle Low German brêschen, Middle High German brieschen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
briesen
- (intransitive) to snort (such as a horse or a pig)
Inflection edit
Conjugation of briesen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | briesen | |||
past singular | brieste | |||
past participle | gebriest | |||
infinitive | briesen | |||
gerund | briesen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bries | brieste | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | briest | brieste | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | briest | brieste | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | briest | brieste | ||
3rd person singular | briest | brieste | ||
plural | briesen | briesten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | briese | brieste | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | briesen | briesten | ||
imperative sing. | bries | |||
imperative plur.1 | briest | |||
participles | briesend | gebriest | ||
1) Archaic. |
Descendants edit
- Negerhollands: bries