laben

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See also: læben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German laben, from Old High German labōn, from Proto-West Germanic *labōn.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: la‧ben
  • Rhymes: -aːbn̩

Verb

laben (weak, third-person singular present labt, past tense labte, past participle gelabt, auxiliary haben) (formal, chiefly reflexive)

  1. (transitive) to refresh someone with, to enliven by exposing to
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Dämmernd liegt der Sommerabend / Über Wald und grünen Wiesen; / Goldner Mond, im blauen Himmel, / Strahlt herunter, duftig labend.
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  2. (reflexive) to feast

Conjugation

Further reading

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