kasteien

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German kestigen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German kestigōn, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin castīgāre. The modern form is of Central and Low German origin; compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German kastīen. It was spread by Luther. Compare also Dutch kastijden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈtaɪ̯ən/

Verb

1. (religion, chiefly Christianity) to chasten (purify spiritually through austerity, asceticism, and/or bodily pain)

Derived terms

• Kasteiung