diezen
Middle High German
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German dioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *þeutan, from Proto-Germanic *þeutaną. Cognate with Old English þēotan and Old Norse þjóta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈdiə̯sən/
Verb
dieȥen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present diuȥet, past tense dōȥ, past participle gedoȥȥen, past subjunctive düȥȥe, auxiliary sīn)
- to resound, to sound out, to thunder
- (of liquids) to rush
- c. 1200, Walther von der Vogelweide, Ich saȥ ūf eime steine:
- Ich hōrte diu waȥȥer dieȥen...
- I heard the waters rush...
Conjugation
Conjugation of dieȥen (class 2 strong, auxiliary sīn)
| infinitive | dieȥen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive gerund | dieȥennes dieȥenes | ||||
| dative gerund | dieȥenne dieȥene | ||||
| present participle | dieȥende | ||||
| past participle | gedoȥȥen | ||||
| auxiliary | sīn | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich diuȥe | wir dieȥen | i | ich dieȥe | wir dieȥen |
| du diuȥest | ir dieȥet | du dieȥest | ir dieȥet | ||
| ër diuȥet | sie dieȥent | ër dieȥe | sie dieȥen | ||
| preterite | ich dōȥ | wir duȥȥen | ii | ich düȥȥe | wir düȥȥen |
| du düȥȥe | ir duȥȥet | du düȥȥest | ir düȥȥet | ||
| ër dōȥ | sie duȥȥen | ër düȥȥe | sie düȥȥen | ||
| imperative | diuȥ (du) | dieȥet (ir) | |||
Composed forms of dieȥen (class 2 strong, auxiliary sīn)
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “diezen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel