erkiesen

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German

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Etymology

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From er- +‎ kiesen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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erkiesen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present (obsolete) erkiest, past tense erkor, past participle erkoren, past subjunctive erköre, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, higher register) to pick, go for, choose
    Synonyms: erküren, erwählen

Usage notes

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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

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Further reading

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  • erkiesen” in Duden online
  • erkiesen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache