triefen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German triefen, from Old High German triufan, triofan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreupan. Akin to Old Saxon driopan and Dutch druipen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁiːfən/,
  • Hyphenation: trie‧fen

Verb

triefen (class 2 strong or weak, third-person singular present trieft, past tense troff or triefte, past participle getroffen or getrieft, past subjunctive tröffe or triefte, auxiliary haben)

  1. to drip heavily
  2. to be sopping wet

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Further reading

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