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pesen
pesen
English
Noun
pesen (plural pesens)
- Obsolete form of pisane.
Etymology 2
See pease and that word’s relevant plural form, peasen.
Noun
pesen
- (obsolete) plural of pease
References
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)
- (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.
- Als er gemerkt hat, dass er sein Portmonee vergessen hatte, ist er wie ein Verrückter zurück zum Laden gepest.