wetzen

German

Etymology

From Old High German wezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną (“to incite, sharpen”). Cognate with English whet

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

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

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • abwetzen
  • anwetzen
  • auswetzen
  • blankwetzen
  • durchwetzen
  • Gewetze
  • herumwetzen
  • loswetzen
  • Wetzen
  • Wetzer
  • Wetzerei
  • Wetzung

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