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Alemannic German
Etymology
From late Middle High German metzgen, metzigen, from metzjer, metzjære (“butcher”). Cognate with German metzgen. Equivalent to Metzg + -e.
Pronunciation
Verb
metzge (third-person singular simple present metzget, past participle gmetzget, auxiliary haa)
- to slaughter
1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:Uh, wie n'er brület! Wie n'en Ochs, we me ne wot metzge.- Ugh, how he bellows! Like an ox that's about to be slaughtered.