beise

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German bīszen, from Old High German bīzan. Cognate with German beißen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɪ̯sə/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯sə
  • Syllabification: bei‧se

Verb

beise

  1. (intransitive) to bite [+ object in the accusative]
    Unser Hund beisd.
    Our dog bites.

Inflection

Regular
infinitive beise
participle gebiss
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich beise
du beisst beis
er/sie/es beisd
meer beise
deer beisd beisd
sie beise

The present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

Derived terms

  • losbeise

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “beise”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch