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seist du

may you be

→ sein
phrase Rare #40,537
may you be A subjunctive form used in formal or archaic wishes and curses; in some contexts, it means “you were,” as in “as if you were.”
GE: Gesegnet seist du!
EN: May you be blessed!

Gegrüßt seist du, Maria, voll der Gnade.

Hail Mary, full of grace.

— Die Blechtrommel (1979)

Verflucht seist du, Jack Sparrow.

Cursed are you, Jack Sparrow.

— Pirates of the Caribbean - Fluch der Karibik 2 (2006)

Warum hast du so getan, als seist du verheiratet?

Why did you pretend to be married?

— Von ganzem Herzen (1998)

Verdammt seist du!

Damn you!

— Fallen Angels (1995)