hochfliegen

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German

Etymology

From the compounding of hoch (up) and fliegen (to fly), from Old High German fliogan (to fly), from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (to fly).

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Verb

hochfliegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present fliegt hoch, past tense flog hoch, past participle hochgeflogen, past subjunctive flöge hoch, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to fly up
  2. (intransitive) to be hurled up

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