bescheren

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bescheren. Equivalent to be- +‎ scheren (order, arrange, prepare).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈsxeː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: be‧sche‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

bescheren

  1. (transitive) to determine, to allot

Conjugation

Conjugation of bescheren (strong class 4, prefixed)
infinitive bescheren
past singular beschoor
past participle beschoren
infinitive bescheren
gerund bescheren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bescheer beschoor
2nd person sing. (jij) bescheert, bescheer2 beschoor
2nd person sing. (u) bescheert beschoor
2nd person sing. (gij) bescheert beschoort
3rd person singular bescheert beschoor
plural bescheren beschoren
subjunctive sing.1 beschere beschore
subjunctive plur.1 bescheren beschoren
imperative sing. bescheer
imperative plur.1 bescheert
participles bescherend beschoren
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

The weak conjugation is obsolete.

Conjugation of bescheren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bescheren
past singular bescheerde
past participle bescheerd
infinitive bescheren
gerund bescheren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bescheer bescheerde
2nd person sing. (jij) bescheert, bescheer2 bescheerde
2nd person sing. (u) bescheert bescheerde
2nd person sing. (gij) bescheert bescheerde
3rd person singular bescheert bescheerde
plural bescheren bescheerden
subjunctive sing.1 beschere bescheerde
subjunctive plur.1 bescheren bescheerden
imperative sing. bescheer
imperative plur.1 bescheert
participles bescherend bescheerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German beschern (to preordain, destine, allot, distribute). Compare Yiddish באַשערט (bashert, predestined).

Pronunciation

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Verb

bescheren (weak, third-person singular present beschert, past tense bescherte, past participle beschert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to present as a gift (especially Christmas presents)
  2. (transitive) to give (Christmas) presents to (someone)
    Wir bescheren die Kinder nach dem Abendessen.
    We give (Christmas) presents to the children after dinner.
  3. (transitive) to grant, to provide, to bestow, to bring
    Dieser Talisman wird dir viel Glück bescheren.
    This talisman will bring you good luck.

Usage notes

  • In the Christmas sense, bescheren retains its original association with the transcendent to some degree inasmuch as the subject is usually the Christkind or Weihnachtsmann, and only rarely a normal person.
Grimm explains the difference between geben and bescheren:
Geben und schenken können sich gleiche oder ungleiche untereinander, ja der arme mag dem reichen etwas geben;
bescheren aber und verleihen geht aus von einer höheren oder der höchsten hand.
Thus, bescheren is always associated with some kind of higher power, like nature, future, fate, God or gods.

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