tilgen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German tīlgen, tiligen, tīligen, from Old High German tiligōn, tīligōn, from Proto-West Germanic *diligōn. Compare also Old High German byforms dīlōn, tīlōn.

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  • Hyphenation: til‧gen

Verb

tilgen (weak, third-person singular present tilgt, past tense tilgte, past participle getilgt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to erase, to extinguish
  2. (finance) to amortize, to repay, to redeem

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Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: tilgje

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