פֿאַרקערן

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Yiddish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German verkēren. Compare German verkehren. By surface analysis, פֿאַר־ (far-) +‎ קערן (kern).

Verb

פֿאַרקערן (farkern) (past participle פֿאַרקערט (farkert)) (perfective)

  1. to turn, turn over
  2. to sweep out
  3. to move freely, to trade, to traffic
  4. (with מיט (mit) or צווישן (tsvishn)) to be in contact with, to frequent
  5. (reflexive, with אין (in)) to become, to turn into
Conjugation

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿאַרקערן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿאַרקערן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

פֿאַרקערן (farkern)

  1. plural of פֿאַרקער (farker)