pesen

English

Etymology 1

See pisane.

Noun

pesen (plural pesens)

  1. Obsolete form of pisane.

Etymology 2

See pease and that word's relevant plural form, peasen.

Noun

pesen

  1. (obsolete) plural of pease

References

  • NED VII (O, P; 1st ed., 1909), § 2 (P), page 741/2, “Pesen”

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

pesen

  1. third-person plural present indicative form of pesar

Cornish

Noun

pesen f

  1. singulative of pys (“peas”)
  2. singulative of pes (“peas”)

Finnish

Verb

pesen

  1. First-person singular indicative present form of pestä.

German

Etymology

Unsettled. Reliable German etymologists trace it back to English pace, but this association may be secondary. A relation with Dutch pezen (“to work hard; to run quickly”) is probable. This Dutch verb was attested as early as 1632 and is related to pees (“sinew”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeːzən/, /ˈpeːsən/

Verb

pesen (third-person singular simple present pest, past tense peste, past participle gepest, auxiliary sein)

  1. (chiefly colloquial) to run quickly, usually implying haste or confusion
    Als er gemerkt hat, dass er sein Portmonee vergessen hatte, ist er wie ein Verrückter zurück zum Laden gepest.
    When he realized that he'd left his purse, he raced back to the shop like a madman.

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

pesen

  1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of pesar.
  2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of pesar.
  3. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of pesar.
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