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fleißen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vlīzen, from Old High German flīzan, from Proto-West Germanic *flītan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /flaɪ̯sn̩/
  • Hyphenation: flei‧ßen

Verb

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fleißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present fleißt, past tense fliss, past participle geflissen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic) to strive
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Romans 15:20 (with KJV translation)
      und mich sonderlich geflissen, das Evangelium zu predigen, wo Christi Name nicht bekannt war, auf daß ich nicht auf einen fremden Grund baute
      Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation

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