weihen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German wīhen, from Old High German wīhen, from Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan (“to hallow”), from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną (“to hallow”). Cognate with Dutch wijden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯ən/ Hyphenation: wei‧hen === Verb === weihen (weak, third-person singular present weiht, past tense weihte, past participle geweiht, auxiliary haben) to dedicate to a cause or purpose to consecrate to ordain, to invest someone in a religious office ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Weihen Weihung einweihen entweihen ==== Related terms ==== Weihe Weihnachten Weihrauch Weihwasser === References === === Further reading === “weihen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “weihen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “weihen” in Duden online “weihen” in OpenThesaurus.de