lahmen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German lamen, from Middle High German lam, from Old High German lam, from Proto-West Germanic *lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz (“lame”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“to tire; to break”). Equivalent to lahm +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lahmen

  1. inflection of lahm:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Low German

Etymology

Akin to English lame.

Verb

lahmen (third-person singular simple present lahmt, past tense lahm, past participle lahmt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to lame
  2. to walk lamely

Conjugation

Conjugation of lahmen (weak verb)
infinitive lahmen
indicative present preterite
1st person singular lahm lahm
2nd person singular lahms(t) lahms(t)
3rd person singular lahm(t) lahm
plural lahmt, lahmen lahmen
imperative present —
singular lahm(e)
plural lahmt
participle present past
lahmen (e)lahmt, gelahmt
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
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