bescheren

Etymology
From. Equivalent to nl.

Verb

 * 1)  to determine, to allot

Inflection
The weak conjugation is obsolete.

Etymology
From. Compare 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to present as a gift
 * 2)  to give (Christmas) presents to (someone)
 * 3)  to grant, to provide, to bestow, to bring
 * 1)  to grant, to provide, to bestow, to bring

Usage notes

 * In the Christmas sense, bescheren retains its original association with the transcendent to some degree inasmuch as the subject is usually the or, and only rarely a normal person.
 * Grimm explains the difference between geben and bescheren:
 * Geben und schenken können sich gleiche oder ungleiche untereinander, ja der arme mag dem reichen etwas geben; 
 * bescheren aber und verleihen geht aus von einer höheren oder der höchsten hand.
 * Thus, bescheren is always associated with some kind of higher power, like nature, future, fate, God or gods.