sehnen

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German

Etymology

Uncertain; compare Middle High German senen. Has been considered a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-, though whether in the "sow (seed)" or "longlasting" sense is unclear (DWDS).

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Verb

sehnen (weak, third-person singular present sehnt, past tense sehnte, past participle gesehnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to yearn, to long
    sich nach jemandem sehnento long for someone

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Further reading

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