triezen

German

Etymology

From Low German tritzen (and variants). Equivalent to Trieze (winch) +‎ -en. The modern sense is figurative from the nautical punishment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁiːtsən/
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  • Hyphenation: trie‧zen

Verb

triezen (weak, third-person singular present triezt, past tense triezte, past participle getriezt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to disturb or annoy someone, especially in order to provoke a reaction; to goad
  2. (nautical, dated) to pull something up with a winch, (historical also) to punish a seaman by pulling him up in such a way

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Triezen, Triezer
  • Triezerei, Getrieze

Further reading

  • triezen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • triezen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • triezen” in Duden online