Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
erlösen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
erlösen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
erlösen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
erlösen you have here. The definition of the word
erlösen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
erlösen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German erlœsen, from Old High German irlōsen, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀlausijan, from Proto-Germanic *uzlausijaną. By surface analysis, er + lösen (“to loosen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈløːzən/, ,
- Hyphenation: er‧lö‧sen
Verb
erlösen (weak, third-person singular present erlöst, past tense erlöste, past participle erlöst, auxiliary haben)
- to deliver, to set free
- (Christianity) to deliver; to redeem; to save (to free from sin, its destructive power and its punishment)
- Vaterunser (The Lord's prayer):
Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung, sondern erlöse uns von dem Übel.- But lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
- to bring forth as proceeds
2020, Hans Josef Wieling, Thomas Finkenauer, Sachenrecht, 6th edition, Berlin: Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, § 21 Rn. 2, page 402:Im Verhältnis zum Eigentum gehen die beschränkten Rechte immer im Rang vor, das Eigentum steht an letzter Stelle. Wird das Grundstück etwa verwertet und werden 110.000 € erlöst, so wird zuerst G voll befriedigt: Er erhält 100.000 €. Was übrig bleibt, erhält der Eigentümer.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
erlösen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
erlösen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading