waffnen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wāfenen, from Old High German wāfanen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]waffnen (weak, third-person singular present waffnet, past tense waffnete, past participle gewaffnet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, dated) to arm
- Synonym: bewaffnen
- 1787, Friedrich Schiller, Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien, 5. Akt, 5. Auftritt; republished as R. D. Boylan, transl., (Please provide a date or year):
- Flüchten Sie sich, Sire – Es hat / Gefahr – Noch wissen wir nicht, wer / Den Pöbel waffnet
- Fly, sire! your life's in danger. / As yet we know not who has armed the people.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | waffnen | ||||
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present participle | waffnend | ||||
past participle | gewaffnet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich waffne | wir waffnen | i | ich waffne | wir waffnen |
du waffnest | ihr waffnet | du waffnest | ihr waffnet | ||
er waffnet | sie waffnen | er waffne | sie waffnen | ||
preterite | ich waffnete | wir waffneten | ii | ich waffnete1 | wir waffneten1 |
du waffnetest | ihr waffnetet | du waffnetest1 | ihr waffnetet1 | ||
er waffnete | sie waffneten | er waffnete1 | sie waffneten1 | ||
imperative | waffne (du) | waffnet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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