zäumen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zöumen, zoumen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɔɪ̯mən/
  • Hyphenation: zäu‧men

Verb

zäumen (third-person singular simple present zäumt, past tense zäumte, past participle gezäumt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to bridle
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Psalm 39:1 (with KJV translation)
      Ich habe mir vorgesetzt: Ich will mich hüten, daß ich nicht sündige mit meiner Zunge. Ich will meinen Mund zäumen, weil ich muß den Gottlosen vor mir sehen.
      I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

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