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German
Etymology
From Middle High German zīhen, from Old High German zīhan, from Proto-West Germanic *tīhan. See also zeigen.
Pronunciation
Verb
zeihen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present zeiht, past tense zieh, past participle geziehen, auxiliary haben)
- (ditransitive, dated or higher register, accusative + genitive) to accuse, to blame somebody (of)
Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen.- Nobody can accuse me of a lie.
Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums.- Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error.
Usage notes
Conjugation
Conjugation of
zeihen (class 1
strong, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
zeihen (class 1
strong, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “zeihen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “zeihen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “zeihen” in Duden online
- “zeihen” in OpenThesaurus.de