beregen

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German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German beregen, by surface analysis, be- +‎ regen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʁeːɡən/,
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  • Hyphenation: be‧re‧gen

Verb

beregen (weak, third-person singular present beregt, past tense beregte, past participle beregt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (obsolete, regional, also reflexive like now regen) to stir up, to bring into motion
  2. (archaic, stilted) to concern, to fancy
    Near-synonyms: anregen, betreffen
    • 1857 January 29, “Vorurtheile (Fortsetzung.)”, in Unterhaltungsblatt der Neustadter Zeitung, number 13, page 49:
      „O, mein Gott“, rief Ludwig hingerissen, „Sie beregen Dinge, die mir so fern liegen ―“
      „Und dennoch halte ich es für Pflicht, sie zu beregen, denn Sie dürfen über meine Person nicht den leisesten Zweifel hegeln. […]
      “Good God,” Ludwig shouted in rapture, “you touch on issues so remote for me to fancy ―”
      “Nonetheless I believe it my obligation to touch them, for you shall not have the slightest doubt about my person. 

Conjugation

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

beregen

  1. Alternative form of berwen