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German
Etymology
From Middle High German genësen, from Old High German ginësan, from Proto-Germanic *ganesaną, from *nesaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
genesen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present genest, past tense genas, past participle genesen, past subjunctive genäse, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to recover; to recuperate
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Further reading
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *ginesan, from Proto-Germanic *ganesaną. Equivalent to ge- + nēsen.
Verb
genēsen
- to survive (lethal danger)
- to save (from death)
- to get better, to heal, to recover (from a disease)
- to heal, to cure, to rid of disease
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: genezen
- Limburgish: genaeze
Further reading
- “ghenesen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “genesen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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Middle High German
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old High German ginësan, from Proto-Germanic *ganesaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
genësen
- alternative form of nësen
Usage notes
- This form is more common than the prefixless form nësen. See that page for the conjugation and uses.
Descendants
- German: genesen
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “nësen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
genësen
- past participle of nësen
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
genesen m
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
genesen m
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
ġenesen
Participle
ġenesen
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