zerritzen

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German

Etymology

zer- +‎ ritzen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁɪt͡sn̩/
  • Hyphenation: zer‧rit‧zen

Verb

zerritzen (weak, third-person singular present zerritzt, past tense zerritzte, past participle zerritzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to cut oneself
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Jeremia 16:6 (with KJV translation)
      daß beide, groß und klein, sollen in diesem Lande sterben und nicht begraben noch beklagt werden, und niemand wird sich über sie zerritzen noch kahl scheren.
      Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them:

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