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beschlagen

Pronunciation: /bəˈʃlaːɡŋ̩/

“beschlagen” is a German word. Its 10 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to coat with condensation, fog up, steam up
  2. to mount
  3. to fit with nails, studs, clasps, etc.
  4. to put horseshoes on a horse
  5. to furl (a sail)
  6. to stamp, flatten
  7. to grow moldy or tarnished

adjective

  1. coated with condensation, fogged up, steamed up
  2. tarnished
  3. proficient, knowledgeable

Etymology

From Middle High German beslahen, from Old High German bislahan, from Proto-West Germanic *bislahan. Equivalent to be- + schlagen. Cognate with Dutch beslaan.

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