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Etymology
From al- + forĝi.
Pronunciation
Verb
alforĝi (present alforĝas, past alforĝis, future alforĝos, conditional alforĝus, volitive alforĝu)
- to weld
- (figurative) to chain down, hold captive, imprison (prevent from leaving somewhere, force to stay)
alforĝitaj en la sama galero- in the same boat (lit. chained in the same galley).
- L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Ifigenio en Taŭrido (Iphigenia in Taurus) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Act III, Scene 2,
- Ho ve! la plej altaj la potenculoj
- Per feraj ĉenoj la bruston heroan
- Por teruraj turmentoj alforĝis!
- Alas! the mighty gods, with ruthless hate,
- To his heroic breast, with brazen (lit. iron) chains,
- Have cruel pangs indissolubly bound. (Anna Swanwick translation)
- Stanko Rukelj (translator), Surprizitaj nuptofestantoj by Eugen Kumičić, Chapter 4,
- La mokrideto de Marko alforĝis ŝin al la sojlo
- Marko’s smirk held her frozen in the doorway
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