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beschirmen.

to protect, to shield

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/bəʃɪʁmɘn//bəʃɪʁmn̩/
  1. to protect, to shield

    transitive · weak
  2. to stretch out forming a screen

    transitive · weak
  3. to put on a lampshade

    transitive · weak
  4. to guard, to look after, to sentinel

    transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German beschirmen, from Proto-West Germanic *biskirmijan. Related to Schirm (“umbrella”), compare Schutzschirm. Cognate with Dutch beschermen.

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