besagen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German besagen, from Old High German bisagēn, from Proto-West Germanic *bisaggjan. By surface analysis, be- +‎ sagen. Cognate with English besay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈzaːɡən/ Hyphenation: be‧sa‧gen === Verb === besagen (weak, third-person singular present besagt, past tense besagte, past participle besagt, auxiliary haben) to say, state, have it (said of texts or utterances, not of persons) Synonyms: sagen, darlegen Die Legende besagt, dass... ― Legend has it that... to mean, signify Synonyms: bedeuten, heißen (obsolete, except adjectivally in besagt) to mention, note Synonyms: erwähnen, nennen, angeben ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Besagen === Further reading === “besagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “besagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “besagen” in Duden online “besagen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.