beschlagen

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See also: Beschlägen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃlaːɡŋ̩/, /bəˈʃlaːɡən/
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Etymology 1

be- +‎ schlagen

Verb

beschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present beschlägt, past tense beschlug, past participle beschlagen, past subjunctive beschlüge, auxiliary haben)

  1. to coat with condensation, fog up, steam up
  2. to mount
  3. to fit with nails, studs, clasps, etc.
  4. to put horseshoes on a horse
  5. to furl (a sail)
  6. to stamp, flatten
  7. to grow moldy or tarnished
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Etymology 2

Participle

beschlagen

  1. past participle of beschlagen

Adjective

beschlagen (strong nominative masculine singular beschlagener, comparative beschlagener, superlative am beschlagensten)

  1. coated with condensation, fogged up, steamed up
  2. tarnished
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