verheißen

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Etymology 1

From ver- + heißen.

Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. to promise
    Synonyms: ankündigen, prophezeien, versprechen, voraussagen
    • Bach, BWV 106, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit:
      Wie Gott mir verheißen hat: Der Tod ist mein Schlaf worden.
      As God has promised me: Death has become my sleep.
Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Participle

verheißen

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Adjective

verheißen (strong nominative masculine singular verheißener, not comparable)

  1. promised
Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

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