beichtn
See also: Beichtn
Bavarian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German bīhten, contraction of bīhtegen, from the adjective bīhtec, bīhtic, from Old High German bīgihtīg, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *jihtiz, from *jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European *yék-e-ti, from *yek- (“to speak”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beichtn (past participle beicht)
- (transitive, intransitive, Christianity) to confess sins
- (figurative) confess (disclose one's bad deeds)