verswinden

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Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German farswindan. By surface analysis, ver- +‎ swinden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /vərˈs̠windən/, /fərˈs̠windən/

Verb

verswinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present verswindet, past tense verswant, past participle verswunden, past subjunctive verswünde, auxiliary sīn)

  1. to disappear, to vanish
  2. to flee

Conjugation

Descendants

  • German: verschwinden

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “verswinden”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel