waffnen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wāfenen, from Old High German wāfanen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvafnən/
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Verb

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waffnen (weak, third-person singular present waffnet, past tense waffnete, past participle gewaffnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, dated) to arm
    Synonym: bewaffnen
    • 1787, Friedrich Schiller, Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien, 5. Akt, 5. Auftritt; republished as R. D. Boylan, transl., (Please provide a date or year):
      Flüchten Sie sich, Sire – Es hat / Gefahr – Noch wissen wir nicht, wer / Den Pöbel waffnet
      Fly, sire! your life's in danger. / As yet we know not who has armed the people.

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