German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zīhen, from Old High German zīhan, from Proto-West Germanic *tīhan. See also zeigen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtsaɪ̯ən/, [ˈt͡saɪ̯.ən], [ˈt͡saɪ̯.n̩], [t͡saɪ̯n]
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Verb

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zeihen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present zeiht, past tense zieh, past participle geziehen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, dated or higher register) to accuse, to blame [with accusative ‘someone’ and genitive ‘with/for something’]
    Synonym: (more common) bezichtigen
    Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen.
    Nobody can accuse me of a lie.
    Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums.
     Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • zeihen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zeihen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zeihen” in Duden online
  • zeihen” in OpenThesaurus.de