wittern

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German witeren from Middle High German weter.

Pronunciation

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Verb

wittern (weak, third-person singular present wittert, past tense witterte, past participle gewittert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to scent (to detect the scent of)
  2. (transitive, hunting) to smell something far with a good olfaction

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Further reading

  • wittern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wittern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • wittern” in Duden online
  • wittern” in OpenThesaurus.de