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lechzen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German lechezen, an intensive form of Middle High German lechen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛçt͡sn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: lech‧zen

Verb

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lechzen (weak, third-person singular present lechzt, past tense lechzte, past participle gelechzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to crave [with nach], to drool
    Synonyms: heftig verlangen, gierig verlangen
    • 1878, Friedrich Nietzsche, Menschliches, Allzumenschliches [] [Human, All Too Human]‎[1], section 107:
      Er kann Kraft, Schönheit, Fülle an ihnen bewundern, aber darf keine Verdienste darin finden: der chemische Process und der Streit der Elemente, die Qual des Kranken, der nach Genesung lechzt, sind ebensowenig Verdienste, []
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