rosten
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German rosten, from Old High German rostēn. Equivalent to Rost + -en.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
rosten (weak, third-person singular present rostet, past tense rostete, past participle gerostet, auxiliary haben or sein)
- to rust
- Synonym: korrodieren
Conjugation edit
infinitive | rosten | ||||
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present participle | rostend | ||||
past participle | gerostet | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich roste | wir rosten | i | ich roste | wir rosten |
du rostest | ihr rostet | du rostest | ihr rostet | ||
er rostet | sie rosten | er roste | sie rosten | ||
preterite | ich rostete | wir rosteten | ii | ich rostete1 | wir rosteten1 |
du rostetest | ihr rostetet | du rostetest1 | ihr rostetet1 | ||
er rostete | sie rosteten | er rostete1 | sie rosteten1 | ||
imperative | rost (du) roste (du) |
rostet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old French rostir, from Frankish *rōstijan, from Proto-Germanic *raustijaną; equivalent to roste (“roast”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
rosten
- To roast or grill; to cook over a griddle:
- To roast meat; to cook meat by roasting.
- To cook other foods by roasting.
- To torture with heat; to place under fire.
- To make warm, roasted or cooked; to scorch.
- (rare) To be tortured with heat.
- (rare) To sear or parch; to make dry or parched.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of rosten (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “rōsten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-09.
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rosten
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rosten