gschegn

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Bavarian

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Etymology

From Middle High German geschegen, geschēn, geschehen, from Old High German giskehan, scehan, from Proto-West Germanic *skehan, from Proto-Germanic *skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (to move quickly, jump).

Pronunciation

Verb

gschegn (past participle gschegn)

  1. (intransitive) to occur; to happen
    Synonym: passiern
    Wia håd'n des gschegn kenna?How could that have happened?
  2. (intransitive, with mit or with bare dative) to happen to (someone)
    Synonym: passiern
    Wås gschiecht'n jetz mit erna?What is going to happen to them now?
  3. (impersonal, with dative and recht) to serve (someone) right (in this construction passiern is not possible)
    Des gschiecht da recht!Serves you right!

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