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verwitwen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German verwitwen, verwitewen, from Old High German firwituwēn. By surface analysis, ver +‎ Witwe +‎ -n. The past participle is continued as adjective verwitwet.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪtvən]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧wit‧wen

Verb

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verwitwen (weak, third-person singular present verwitwet, past tense verwitwete, past participle verwitwet, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to widow someone, to make someone a widow or widower
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) to become a widow or widower

Conjugation

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Further reading

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