verkündigen

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndɪɡn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧kün‧di‧gen

Verb

verkündigen (weak, third-person singular present verkündigt, past tense verkündigte, past participle verkündigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (literary) to proclaim, declare
  2. (obsolete) to give notice about the termination with regard to a continuous obligation
    • 1627, Emanuel von Meteren, Eygentliche vnd vollkommene HISTORISCHE BESCHREIBUNG deß Niderländischen Kriegs, volume 1, Amsterdam: Iohan Iansons, page 74a:
      Ihr abscheidt aber war dieser, daß beyde Printzen einander solten verkündigen/wenn sie den Vertrag nicht länger halten wolten/und den Kauffmann zu beyden seyten viertzig Tag zuvor warnen, daß er frey mit seinem Gut von dannen zöge.
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