schnüren

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See also: Schnuren and Schnüren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German snüeren, from Old High German *snuoren (in firsnuoren), possibly from Proto-Germanic *snōrijaną, from *snōrō, whence German Schnur. Cognate with Dutch and Middle Dutch snoeren, Middle Low German snȫren, Old Norse snœra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnyːrən/, , ,
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Verb

schnüren (weak, third-person singular present schnürt, past tense schnürte, past participle geschnürt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to lace
    Synonyms: binden, verschnüren, zuschnüren

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Further reading

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