erkiesen

== German == === Etymology === From er- +‎ kiesen. === Pronunciation === === Verb === erkiesen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present (obsolete) erkiest, past tense erkor, past participle erkoren, past subjunctive erköre, auxiliary haben) (transitive, higher register) to pick, go for, choose Synonyms: erküren, erwählen ==== Usage notes ==== Erkiesen (along with its synonym auserkiesen) is a defective verb in modern standard German: Its past participle and (to a lesser extent) preterite forms are still in use, while the infinitive and present forms are obsolete, and not known to nor understood by most native speakers. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “erkiesen” in Duden online “erkiesen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache