bescheren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bescheren. Equivalent to be- + scheren (order, arrange, prepare).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈsxeː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: be‧sche‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

bescheren

  1. (transitive) to determine, to allot

Inflection

Conjugation of bescheren (strong class 4, prefixed)
infinitive bescheren
past singular beschoor
past participle beschoren
infinitive bescheren
gerund bescheren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bescheerbeschoor
2nd person sing. (jij) bescheertbeschoor
2nd person sing. (u) bescheertbeschoor
2nd person sing. (gij) bescheertbeschoort
3rd person singular bescheertbeschoor
plural bescherenbeschoren
subjunctive sing.1 bescherebeschore
subjunctive plur.1 bescherenbeschoren
imperative sing. bescheer
imperative plur.1 bescheert
participles bescherendbeschoren
1) Archaic.

The weak conjugation is obsolete.

Conjugation of bescheren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bescheren
past singular bescheerde
past participle bescheerd
infinitive bescheren
gerund bescheren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bescheerbescheerde
2nd person sing. (jij) bescheertbescheerde
2nd person sing. (u) bescheertbescheerde
2nd person sing. (gij) bescheertbescheerde
3rd person singular bescheertbescheerde
plural bescherenbescheerden
subjunctive sing.1 bescherebescheerde
subjunctive plur.1 bescherenbescheerden
imperative sing. bescheer
imperative plur.1 bescheert
participles bescherendbescheerd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

  • toebescheren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German beschern (to preordain, destine, allot, distribute). Compare Yiddish באַשערט (bashert, predestined).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈʃeːʁən]
  • (file)

Verb

bescheren (weak, third-person singular present beschert, past tense bescherte, past participle beschert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive) to give as a gift, bestow, present (especially Christmas presents)
  2. (transitive) to give (Christmas) presents to (The accusative case is used for person receiving the gifts.)
    Wir bescheren die Kinder nach dem Abendessen.
    We give (Christmas) presents to the children after dinner.
  3. (ditransitive) to supply, provide, bring
    Dieser Talisman wird dir viel Glück bescheren.
    This talisman will bring you good luck.

Usage notes

  • In the Christmas sense, bescheren retains its original association with the transcendent to some degree inasmuch as the subject is usually the Christkind or Weihnachtsmann, and only rarely a normal person.
Grimm explains the difference between geben and bescheren:
Geben und schenken können sich gleiche oder ungleiche untereinander, ja der arme mag dem reichen etwas geben;
bescheren aber und verleihen geht aus von einer höheren oder der höchsten hand.
Thus, bescheren is always associated with some kind of higher power, like nature, future, fate, God or gods.

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