heischen

See also: héischen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German heischen, eischen, from Old High German heiscon, eiscon, from Proto-Germanic *aiskōną (to ask, demand). Cognate with English ask.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɪ̯ʃən/, /haɪ̯ʃn̩/
  • (file)

Verb

heischen (third-person singular simple present heischt, past tense heischte, past participle geheischt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, formal) to request, to ask, to bespeak
  2. (transitive, dated, formal) to beg, to implore

Conjugation

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