erwehren

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German erwern, from Old High German irwerren, irwerien. Equivalent to er- +‎ wehren.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧weh‧ren
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Verb

erwehren (weak, third-person singular present erwehrt, past tense erwehrte, past participle erwehrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to resist, to fend off
    • 2022, Marcus Land, “Künstler für die Ukraine: Momente mit Gänsehaut und voller Empathie”, in Hellweger Anzeiger:
      Zweieinhalb Flugstunden vom Ruhrgebiet entfernt erwehrt sich ein Volk eines kriegerischen Angriffs.
      Two and a half hours by plane from the Ruhr region, a nation is fighting off a belligerent assault.

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Further reading

  • erwehren” in Duden online
  • erwehren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erwehren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon