beizen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German beiʒen, from Old High German beizen, from Proto-West Germanic *baitijan. Etymologically, a causative of beißen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯t͡sn̩/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

beizen (weak, third-person singular present beizt, past tense beizte, past participle gebeizt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to stain (to coat a surface with a stain)
    Holz beizen ― to stain wood
  2. (transitive) to etch (to cut into a surface with an acid)
    Synonym: ätzen
  3. (transitive) to pickle (to remove high-temperature scale and oxidation from metal)
    Edelstahl beizen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (transitive, cooking) to marinate
    Synonym: marinieren
    gebeizter Lachs ― marinated salmon
  5. (transitive) to bate (to soak leather so as to remove chemicals)

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Further reading

  • “beizen” in Duden online
  • “beizen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)