beheksen

Dutch

Etymology

From be- (“be-”) +‎ heksen (“to hex, bewitch”). Perhaps borrowed from German behexen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈɦɛk.sə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: be‧hek‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɛksən

Verb

beheksen

  1. (transitive) To hex, bewitch, put under a magical spell.
    Synonym: betoveren
  2. (transitive) To jinx, burden with bad luck.

Inflection
Inflection of beheksen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beheksen
past singular behekste
past participle behekst
infinitive beheksen
gerund beheksen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beheksbehekste
2nd person sing. (jij) behekstbehekste
2nd person sing. (u) behekstbehekste
2nd person sing. (gij) behekstbehekste
3rd person singular behekstbehekste
plural beheksenbeheksten
subjunctive sing.1 beheksebehekste
subjunctive plur.1 beheksenbeheksten
imperative sing. beheks
imperative plur.1 behekst
participles beheksendbehekst
1) Archaic.

Derived terms
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