verrinnen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verrinnen, from Old High German firrinnan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ rinnen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

verrinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present verrinnt, past tense verrann, past participle verronnen, past subjunctive verränne or verrönne, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to trickle
  2. (intransitive, figurative, higher register) to go away, to disappear; especially of time to elapse, to pass (pointlessly)
    die Zeit verrinnttime passes

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Further reading

  • verrinnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verrinnen” in Duden online
  • verrinnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon