wirren

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German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

wirren

  1. inflection of wirr:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German wërren, from Old High German werran, from Proto-West Germanic *werran (to confuse, muddle).

Verb[edit]

wirren (weak, third-person singular present wirrt, past tense wirrte, past participle gewirrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to whirl around (move chaotically)
    Synonyms: irren, schwirren, wuseln
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