briesen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brieschen, further etymology unknown, but probably related to other similar sounding words such as brallen (to brag, boast), brommen (to mumble, mutter), bruisen (to froth, form bubbles), brullen (to cry, roar). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *brekaną (to break).

Cognate with Middle Low German brêschen, Middle High German brieschen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrisə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: brie‧sen
  • Rhymes: -isən

Verb

briesen

  1. (intransitive) to snort (such as a horse or a pig)

Inflection

Conjugation of briesen (weak)
infinitive briesen
past singular brieste
past participle gebriest
infinitive briesen
gerund briesen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bries brieste
2nd person sing. (jij) briest brieste
2nd person sing. (u) briest brieste
2nd person sing. (gij) briest brieste
3rd person singular briest brieste
plural briesen briesten
subjunctive sing.1 briese brieste
subjunctive plur.1 briesen briesten
imperative sing. bries
imperative plur.1 briest
participles briesend gebriest
1) Archaic.

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: bries