wiehern

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German

Etymology

15th century, iterative of Middle High German wihen, from Old High German wihōn. Probably related with Icelandic hvía.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːərn/, ,
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  • Homophone: Viren (chiefly casual speech)

Verb

wiehern (weak, third-person singular present wiehert, past tense wieherte, past participle gewiehert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to neigh, to whinny, to nicker (sound of a horse)
  2. (colloquial) to laugh audibly

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Further reading

  • wiehern” in Duden online
  • wiehern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache