beise

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German bīzan, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split). Cognate with German beißen and scheissen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɪ̯sə/

Verb

beise

  1. (intransitive) to bite [+ object in the accusative]
    Unser Hund beisd.
    Our dog bites.

Inflection

Regular
infinitive beise
participle gebiss
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich beise
du beisst beis
er/sie/es beisd
meer beise
deer beisd beisd
sie beise
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

Derived terms

  • losbeise

Further reading

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