English edit

Etymology 1 edit

See pisane.

Noun edit

pesen (plural pesens)

  1. Obsolete form of pisane.

Etymology 2 edit

See pease and that word's relevant plural form, peasen.

Noun edit

pesen

  1. (obsolete) plural of pease

References edit

  • NED VII (O, P; 1st ed., 1909), § 2 (P), page 741/2, “Pesen

Anagrams edit

Catalan edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

pesen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of pesar

Cornish edit

Noun edit

pesen f

  1. singulative of pys (peas)
  2. singulative of pes (peas)

Finnish edit

Verb edit

pesen

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pestä

Galician edit

Verb edit

pesen

  1. inflection of pesar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

German edit

Etymology edit

Duden says the etymology is unsettled. Some etymologists, including Pfeifer and Wahrig, trace it back to English pace, but this association may be secondary. A relation with Dutch pezen (to work hard; to run quickly) is probable. This Dutch verb was attested as early as 1632 and is related to pees (sinew).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːzən/, /ˈpeːsən/
  • (file)

Verb edit

pesen (weak, third-person singular present pest, past tense peste, past participle gepest, auxiliary sein)

  1. (chiefly colloquial) to run quickly (usually implying haste or confusion)
    Als er gemerkt hat, dass er sein Portmonee vergessen hatte, ist er wie ein Verrückter zurück zum Laden gepest.
    When he realized that he'd left his purse, he raced back to the shop like a madman.

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • pesen” in Duden online
  • pesen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English edit

Etymology edit

From Old English pisan, *peosan; equivalent to pese +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun edit

pesen

  1. plural of pese

Descendants edit

  • Yola: pizzen, pizzeen

Spanish edit

Verb edit

pesen

  1. inflection of pesar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative