bestecken

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German bestecken, from Old High German bistekken. By surface analysis, be- +‎ stecken.

Pronunciation

Verb

bestecken (weak, third-person singular present besteckt, past tense besteckte, past participle besteckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) to get stuck
  2. (transitive) to decorate by sticking materials into something (e.g., flowers on a wreath)

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Further reading

  • bestecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bestecken” in Duden online
  • bestecken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon