eifern

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German

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Etymology

Eifer +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ei‧fern

Verb

eifern (weak, third-person singular present eifert, past tense eiferte, past participle geeifert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to strive
  2. (obsolete) (with über) to be jealous of or zealous for.

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Further reading

  • eifern” in Duden online
  • eifern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache