zerstieben

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German

Etymology

zer- +‎ stieben

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  • Hyphenation: zer‧stie‧ben
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Verb

zerstieben (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zerstiebt, past tense zerstob, past participle zerstoben, past subjunctive zerstöbe, auxiliary sein)

  1. (formal) to disperse
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Es ist so still und dunkel! / Verweht ist Blatt und Blüt, / Der Stern ist knisternd zerstoben, / Verklungen das Schwanenlied.
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