benedeien

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German benedīen, benedīgen, probably through Italian benedire, eventually from Latin benedicere (“to speak well of someone or something", "to bless”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /benəˈdaɪ̯ən/, [be-], [ˌbɛ-], [ˌbeː-] === Verb === benedeien (weak, third-person singular present benedeit, past tense benedeite, past participle gebenedeit, auxiliary haben) (archaic, except in or following the Ave Maria) to bless Synonym: segnen Antonyms: verfluchen, vermaledeien die gebenedeite Jungfrau ― the blessed Virgin ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “benedeien” in Duden online “benedeien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache