verwirken

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verwirken, verwürken, from Old High German firwirken, firwurken, from Proto-West Germanic *frawurkijan, from Proto-Germanic *frawurkijaną. Equivalent to ver- +‎ wirken.

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧wir‧ken

Verb

verwirken (weak, third-person singular present verwirkt, past tense verwirkte, past participle verwirkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (law) to forfeit
    ein Recht verwirkento forfeit a right
    einen Anspruch verwirkento forfeit a claim
    das Leben verwirkento forfeit one's life

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Further reading

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