See also: Beuten

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪ̯tn̩/
  • Hyphenation: beu‧ten

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German biuten (to treat something as booty), borrowed from Middle Low German bûten (to plunder). By surface analysis, Beute (booty) +‎ -n.

Verb

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beuten

  1. (obsolete) to acquire loot, to plunder
  2. (obsolete) to distribute a booty
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Beute (beehive) +‎ -n

Verb

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beuten (weak, third-person singular present beutet, past tense beutete, past participle gebeutet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (jargon) to settle bees in a hollow tree
Conjugation
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Further reading

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