bähen

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See also: bahen

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German bæhen, from Old High German bāen, from Proto-Germanic *bēaną (to warm), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (to heat up; bathe). See also Bad, from the same Proto-Germanic root. (Unrelated to backen.)

Verb

bähen (weak, third-person singular present bäht, past tense bähte, past participle gebäht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (regional) to toast, to roast
    Synonyms: toasten, rösten
  2. (regional) to heat, to warm
    Synonyms: fovieren, wärmen, erhitzen
    Die Fässer müssen mit heißem Wasser gebäht werden
    The vats should be heated with hot water
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From the interjection bäh, of onomatopoeic origin, used to express disdain and dislike.

Verb

bähen (weak, third-person singular present bäht, past tense bähte, past participle gebäht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bleat
    Synonym: blöken
Conjugation