wesen

German Low German

/ˈʋɛː.zən/, /ˈwɛː.zən/, /ˈʋeː.ən/, /ˈʋɪɛ.zən/, /ˈʋeː.zən/, /ˈβeːa.zən/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To be, to exist.
  • (transitive)
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  • (intransitive) To go, to go on a trip and return.
  • (intransitive)
  • (transitive) To equal;
  • (intransitive) To have the next turn in a game.
  • (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Low German wēsen inherited from Old Saxon wesan inherited from *wesan inherited from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (be, remain, graze, consume, feast) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (reside, dwell, pass the night, live, spend the night, stay, abide, pass stay the night).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂wes-

Gloss

reside, dwell, pass the night, live, spend the night, stay, abide, pass stay the night

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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