beezen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German beizen (with z and ʒ, hence the obsolete Luxembourgish variant beessen), from Old High German beizen. Cognate with German beizen. Related with bäissen (“to bite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːtsen/, [ˈbeː.t͡sən]

Verb

beezen (third-person singular present beezt, past participle gebeezt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to stain (wood), to bate
2. (transitive) to pickle, preserve, marinate (food)

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	beezen
participle	gebeezt
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	beezen	—
2nd singular	beez	beez
3rd singular	beezt	—
1st plural	beezen	—
2nd plural	beezt	beezt
3rd plural	beezen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• abeezen

Related terms

• Gebeess