pesen

English

Etymology 1

See pisane.

Noun

pesen (plural pesens)

  1. Obsolete form of pisane.

Etymology 2

See pease and that word's relevant plural form, peasen.

Noun

pesen

  1. (obsolete) plural of pease

References

  • NED VII (O, P; 1st ed., 1909), § 2 (P), page 741/2, “Pesen

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

pesen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of pesar

Cornish

Noun

pesen f

  1. singulative of pys (peas)
  2. singulative of pes (peas)

Finnish

Verb

pesen

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pestä

Galician

Verb

pesen

  1. inflection of pesar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

German

Etymology

Duden says the etymology is unsettled. Some etymologists, including Pfeifer and Wahrig, trace it back to English pace, but this association may be secondary. A relation with Dutch pezen (to work hard; to run quickly) is probable. This Dutch verb was attested as early as 1632 and is related to pees (sinew).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːzən/, /ˈpeːsən/
  • (file)

Verb

pesen (weak, third-person singular present pest, past tense peste, past participle gepest, auxiliary sein)

  1. (chiefly colloquial) to run quickly (usually implying haste or confusion)
    Als er gemerkt hat, dass er sein Portmonee vergessen hatte, ist er wie ein Verrückter zurück zum Laden gepest.
    When he realized that he'd left his purse, he raced back to the shop like a madman.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • pesen” in Duden online
  • pesen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English pisan, *peosan; equivalent to pese + -en (plural suffix).

Noun

pesen

  1. plural of pese

Descendants

  • Yola: pizzen, pizzeen

Spanish

Verb

pesen

  1. inflection of pesar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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