Gepriesen

Gepriesen is the past participle form associated with the Dutch verb prijzen, meaning to praise or extol. In modern standard Dutch, the common past participle used in perfect tenses is geprezen (for example, Hij heeft God geprezen). Gepriesen, by contrast, is primarily found in older, ceremonial, or literary language and is often treated as archaic or poetic.

In practice, gepriesen is most visible in religious or hymnic contexts and in historical texts. It can function as an adjective meaning "praised" or appear in fixed phrases with an archaic register, such as Gepriesen zij God (Praised be God). Because of its ceremonial tone, gepriesen signals formality and tradition rather than everyday speech.

Etymology and usage notes: gepriesen derive from prijzen as a Dutch verb with its roots in the broader Germanic language family. Modern dictionaries typically list gepriesen as a historical or stylistic variant of geprezen, which is the preferred form in contemporary writing. When writing in modern Dutch, geprezen is normally used in all standard contexts, while gepriesen may appear only when quoting older texts or adopting a solemn, antique style.

See also: prijzen, geprezen. For related nuance in meaning, note that geprijsd exists in the sense of “to price,” a different verb with unrelated usage from praising.