sieren
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈsirə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to adorn, to decorate
- (transitive) to befit, to be appropriate for
- (transitive) to be nice of, to be decent of
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch cieren derived from Middle High German zieren.
Origin
Middle High German
zieren
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Zierbuchstabe German
- verzieren German
- zieren German
- kussen Dutch, Flemish
- ontsieren Dutch, Flemish
- plant Dutch, Flemish
- sierkussen Dutch, Flemish
- sierlijk Dutch, Flemish
- sierplant Dutch, Flemish
- siervaas Dutch, Flemish
- vaas Dutch, Flemish
- versieren Dutch, Flemish
- versiering Dutch, Flemish
- vrouwenversierder Dutch, Flemish
- sire Danish
- cieren Middle Dutch
- ziarōn Old High German
- zieren Middle High German