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wiehern

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German

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Etymology

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15th century, iterative of Middle High German wihen, from Old High German wihōn. Probably related with Icelandic hvía.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈviːərn/, [ˈviː.ɐn], [ˈʋ-]
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  • Homophone: Viren (chiefly casual speech)

Verb

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wiehern (weak, third-person singular present wiehert, past tense wieherte, past participle gewiehert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to neigh, to whinny, to nicker (sound of a horse)
  2. (colloquial) to laugh audibly

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • wiehern” in Duden online
  • wiehern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache