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bescheren.

to present as a gift (especially Christmas presents)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[bəˈʃeːʁən]
  1. to present as a gift (especially Christmas presents)

    transitive · weak
  2. to give (Christmas) presents to (someone)

    transitive · weak
    Wir bescheren die Kinder nach dem Abendessen.
  3. to grant, to provide, to bestow, to bring

    transitive · weak
    Dieser Talisman wird dir viel Glück bescheren.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German beschern (“to preordain, destine, allot, distribute”), from Old High German biskerren, biskerien, from a prefixed formation related to Proto-West Germanic *skeran (“to shear”), with sense development "divide, cut" > "allocate" > "give (Christmas gifts)". Compare Yiddish באַשערט (bashert, “predestined”).

verb[bəˈʃeːʁən]
  1. to trim, to cut

    archaic · class-4 · regional · strong · transitive · weak
  2. to shave, cut someone's hair

    class-4 · obsolete · strong · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German beschern (“to shave someones hair, to cut hair”), from Old High German biskeran, from Proto-West Germanic *biskeran, ultimately related to Etymology 1 via a more literal sense development.

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