verkünden

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verkünden, from Old High German farkunden, from Proto-West Germanic *frakunþijan. Cognate with Old English forcȳþan, also related to Dutch verkondigen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndn̩/, /fɛɐ̯ˈkʏndən/
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Verb

verkünden (weak, third-person singular present verkündet, past tense verkündete, past participle verkündet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to proclaim, pronounce (to officially declare)
    • 1995, “Der Meister”, performed by Rammstein:
      Weil der Meister uns gesandt
      Verkünden wir den Untergang
      Der Reiter der Boshaftigkeit
      Füttert sein Geschwür aus Neid
      Because the master has sent us
      We proclaim the downfall
      The rider of malice
      Feeds his ulcer of envy

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