metzge

Alemannic German

Etymology

From late Middle High German metzgen, metzigen, from metzjer, metzjære (“butcher”). Cognate with German metzgen. Equivalent to Metzg +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /ˈmettsɡə/

Verb

metzge (third-person singular simple present metzget, past participle gmetzget, auxiliary haa)

1. to slaughter
   • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:

     Uh, wie n'er brület! Wie n'en Ochs, we me ne wot metzge.

     Ugh, how he bellows! Like an ox that's about to be slaughtered.