German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German erbieten, from Old High German irbiotan, equivalent to er- +‎ bieten.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛrˈbiːtən/
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  • Hyphenation: er‧bie‧ten

Verb edit

erbieten (class 2 strong, third-person singular present erbietet, past tense erbot, past participle erboten, past subjunctive erböte, auxiliary haben) (literary)

  1. (ditransitive, with accusative and dative, chiefly archaic) to grant, to show, to present
  2. (reflexive) to decide to do, to undertake, to emprise, to make oneself available

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

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