trågn

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Bavarian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German tragen, from Old High German tragan, from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (to draw, drag). Cognate with German tragen, Yiddish טראָגן (trogn), Dutch dragen, English draw, drag, Danish drage.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d̥rɔːŋ/, /d̥roːŋ/

Verb[edit]

trågn (past participle trågn)

  1. to carry, to bear
    I kå de Kistn då ned trågn, de is ma z'schwar.I can't carry that box, it's too heavy for me.
  2. (figurative) to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.)
    Es trågts de Veråntwurtung fia eicha Abtäulung.You carry the responsibility for your department.
  3. to bear, to (have to) pay (for) (costs, expenses, losses, etc.)
    Und, wer trågt de Kostn?So, who's going to pay?
  4. (transitive or intransitive, fashion) to wear (clothing, jewelry)
    Des trågt ma heid nimmer.People don't wear that anymore.
  5. to support, to maintain
    De Mauer håd's Dachl nimmer trågn kenna und is eigstiazt.The wall couldn't support the roof any longer and collapsed.

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