heischen

German (Berlin)

/haɪ̯ʃən/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (transitive) to request, to ask, to bespeak
  • (transitive) to beg, to implore

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German heischen inherited from Old High German heiscon derived from *aiskōn (demand, ask).

Origin

*aiskōn

Gloss

demand, ask

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
🙏

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