beuten

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔɪ̯tn̩/ Hyphenation: beu‧ten === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German biuten (“to treat something as booty”), borrowed from Middle Low German bûten (“to plunder”). By surface analysis, Beute (“booty”) +‎ -n. ==== Verb ==== beuten (obsolete) to acquire loot, to plunder (obsolete) to distribute a booty ===== Derived terms ===== ausbeuten erbeuten === Etymology 2 === Beute (“beehive”) +‎ -n ==== Verb ==== beuten (weak, third-person singular present beutet, past tense beutete, past participle gebeutet, auxiliary haben) (jargon) to settle bees in a hollow tree ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “beuten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.