verwitwen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verwitwen, verwitewen, from Old High German firwituwēn. By surface analysis, ver +‎ Witwe +‎ -n. The past participle is continued as adjective verwitwet.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧wit‧wen

Verb

verwitwen (weak, third-person singular present verwitwet, past tense verwitwete, past participle verwitwet, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to widow someone, to make someone a widow or widower
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) to become a widow or widower

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