wappnen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Wappen, which now means only “coat of arms”, but originally also meant “weapon”. Compare bewaffnen, a native High German cognate (sans the prefix), and the dated waffnen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvapnən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wapp‧nen

Verb[edit]

wappnen (weak, third-person singular present wappnet, past tense wappnete, past participle gewappnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to prepare oneself, to arm oneself (for something)
  2. (dated) to arm

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Further reading[edit]

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