bäumen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German boumen. Equivalent to Baum (a tree) +‎ -en referring to the way trees grow up high.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bäu‧men
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Verb

bäumen (weak, third-person singular present bäumt, past tense bäumte, past participle gebäumt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to rear up
    Das Pferd bäumte sich unter seiner Reiterin.
    The horse reared under its (female) rider.
  2. (reflexive, dated) to rebel
    Synonyms: sich sträuben, sich auflehnen
    Sie bäumten sich vergebens gegen ihr Schicksal.
    They struggled against their fate in vain.

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Further reading

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