besitzen
See also: Besitzen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German besitzen, from Old High German bisizzen, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną, Equivalent to be- + sitzen. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål besitte, Danish besidde, Dutch bezitten, English besit, Swedish besitta, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan).
Pronunciation
Verb
- to own, to possess
- 1599, Philipp Nicolai, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
- Du Sohn Davids aus Jakobs Stamm, mein König und mein Bräutigam, hast mir mein Herz besessen.
- You, the Son of David from the root of Jacob, my King and my bridegroom, have possessed my heart.
- Du Sohn Davids aus Jakobs Stamm, mein König und mein Bräutigam, hast mir mein Herz besessen.
- 1599, Philipp Nicolai, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
- to have
- 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, p. 93:
- Der Fremde war entschieden noch jung, mittelgroß und besaß einen kleinen blonden Schnurrbart […]
- The stranger was definitly still young, medium height and had a small blonde moustache […]
- Der Fremde war entschieden noch jung, mittelgroß und besaß einen kleinen blonden Schnurrbart […]
- 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, p. 93:
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Further reading
- “besitzen” in Duden online
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