forteilen

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German

Etymology

fort- +‎ eilen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁtˌʔaɪ̯lən/
  • Hyphenation: fort‧ei‧len
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Verb

forteilen (weak, third-person singular present eilt fort, past tense eilte fort, past participle fortgeeilt, auxiliary sein)

  1. to hurry away
    • 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Der starke Hans”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 5th edition, page 371:
      Als er aber oben war, so war kein Mensch mehr zu sehen, und als er in das Schloß gieng, so fand er auch dort niemand. Der Tannendreher und der Felsenklipperer waren fortgeeilt, und hatten die schöne Jungfrau mit geführt.
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Conjugation

Further reading

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