German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German belēhenen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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belehnen (weak, third-person singular present belehnt, past tense belehnte, past participle belehnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (historical) to enfeoff
  2. (Austria, Switzerland) to lend

Conjugation

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Further reading

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