kasteien

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German and northern Middle High German kastī(g)en, variant of kestigen, from Old High German kestigōn, from Latin castīgō. The northern form was spread by Luther. Cognate with Dutch kastijden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kasˈtaɪ̯ən/
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Verb

kasteien (weak, third-person singular present kasteit, past tense kasteite, past participle kasteit, auxiliary haben)

  1. (religion, usually reflexive) to chasten (purify spiritually through austerity, asceticism, and/or bodily pain)

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Further reading

  • kasteien” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kasteien” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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