benedeien

German

Etymology

From Middle High German benedīen, benedīgen, probably through Italian benedire, eventually from Latin benedicere (“to speak well of someone or something", "to bless”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /benəˈdaɪ̯ən/, [be-], [ˌbɛ-], [ˌbeː-]
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Verb

benedeien (weak, third-person singular present benedeit, past tense benedeite, past participle gebenedeit, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic, except in or following the Ave Maria) to bless
    Synonym: segnen
    Antonyms: verfluchen, vermaledeien
    Du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen, und gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus.
    Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
    die gebenedeite Jungfrau ― the blessed Virgin

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “benedeien” in Duden online
  • “benedeien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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