trecken

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Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German trecken, from Old Saxon *trekkian, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan (“to drag”). Cognate with Dutch trekken, Middle High German trecken, Old Frisian trekka (whence West Frisian trekke).

Verb

trecken (past singular trock, past participle trocken, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive) to pull, to draw
  2. (transitive) to manage, to have the strength for
  3. (intransitive) to migrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of trecken (class 3 strong verb)
infinitive trecken
indicative present preterite
1st person singular treck trock
2nd person singular trecks(t) trocks(t)
3rd person singular treck(t) trock
plural treckt, trecken trocken
imperative present —
singular treck
plural treckt
participle present past
trecken (e)trocken, getrocken
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan.

Verb

trecken

  1. (transitive) to pull or draw to oneself
  2. (intransitive) to go to another place

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: trekken
  • Limburgish: trèkke

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