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heersen.

to rule

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɦeːrsən/

  1. to rule

    intransitive

  2. to prevail

    intransitive
    In de kamer voor hem heerste een onbeschrijfelijke wanorde.
Where this word comes from

From late Middle Dutch hêerschen (“to command, rule”), borrowed from German herrschen (Early New High German). Related to heer.

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