wetzen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old High German wezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną (“to incite, sharpen”). Cognate with English whet
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wetzen (weak, third-person singular present wetzt, past tense wetzte, past participle gewetzt, auxiliary haben)
- to whet, to sharpen
- Synonyms: abziehen, schärfen, scharf machen, schleifen
- Ich habe die Messer gewetzt. ― I have sharpened the knives.
- (of animals) to preen, rub
- (colloquial) to dash, run someplace hurriedly
- Synonym: rennen
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | wetzen | ||||
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present participle | wetzend | ||||
past participle | gewetzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wetze | wir wetzen | i | ich wetze | wir wetzen |
du wetzt | ihr wetzt | du wetzest | ihr wetzet | ||
er wetzt | sie wetzen | er wetze | sie wetzen | ||
preterite | ich wetzte | wir wetzten | ii | ich wetzte1 | wir wetzten1 |
du wetztest | ihr wetztet | du wetztest1 | ihr wetztet1 | ||
er wetzte | sie wetzten | er wetzte1 | sie wetzten1 | ||
imperative | wetz (du) wetze (du) |
wetzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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