beorzeugen

Beorzeugen is a nonstandard or historical spelling variant of the German verb bezeugen, meaning to bear witness or attest. In modern standard German, the preferred form is bezeugen.

Historically, spelling variants in medieval and early modern texts show alternate vowel representations and consonant spellings. Beorzeugen may occur as an orthographic variant in manuscripts or regional dialects. The precise origin is uncertain, but such forms reflect broader shifts in German orthography before the rigorous standardization that began in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Usage and grammar: In contemporary writing, beorzeugen is not used; if it appears, it signals a historical text, a typographical error, or a dialectal form. The standard verb bezeugen is conjugated regularly: ich bezeuge, du bezeugst, er bezeugt, wir bezeugen, ihr bezeugt, sie bezeugen. The simple past is bezeugte and the past participle is bezeugt.

See also: bezeugen, Zeugenaussage, Zeugnis, historical orthography.