wetzen

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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]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛt͡sən/, [ˈvɛt͡sn̩]
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Verb[edit]

wetzen (weak, third-person singular present wetzt, past tense wetzte, past participle gewetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to whet, to sharpen
    Synonyms: abziehen, schärfen, scharf machen, schleifen
    Ich habe die Messer gewetzt.I have sharpened the knives.
  2. (of animals) to preen, rub
  3. (colloquial) to dash, run someplace hurriedly
    Synonym: rennen

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