belager
Dutch
Etymology
From belagen (“to waylay, harass, assail”) + -erCategory:Dutch terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)#BELAGER.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈlaː.ɣər/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#BELAGER
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#BELAGERAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: be‧la‧ger
- Rhymes: -aːɣərCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/aːɣər#BELAGER
Noun
belager m (plural belagers, diminutive belagertje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#BELAGERCategory:Dutch nouns#BELAGERCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#BELAGERCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#BELAGERCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#BELAGERCategory:Pages with entries#BELAGERCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BELAGER
- a harasser, crafty and/or persistent assailant, even a stalker
- Nadat zijn belagers hem moe getergd hadden ging de jonge beer het gevecht met de honden aan
- After his assailants taunted him over the top, the young bear engaged in a fight with the hounds
- Nadat zijn belagers hem moe getergd hadden ging de jonge beer het gevecht met de honden aan
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
Verb
belagerCategory:German non-lemma forms#BELAGERCategory:German verb forms#BELAGERCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#BELAGERCategory:Pages with entries#BELAGERCategory:Pages with 2 entries#BELAGER
- inflection of belagern: