scherzen

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See also: Scherzen and schërzen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schërzen, from Old High German *skërzan (to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest), from Proto-Germanic *skertaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛʁt͡sn̩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: scher‧zen

Verb

scherzen (weak, third-person singular present scherzt, past tense scherzte, past participle gescherzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to joke; to jest; to frolic

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Danish: skærtse

Further reading

  • scherzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • scherzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • scherzen” in Duden online
  • scherzen” in OpenThesaurus.de