fesseln

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See also: Fesseln

German

Etymology

From Fessel (a fetter, shackle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛsl̩n], [ˈfɛsəln]
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  • Hyphenation: fes‧seln

Verb

fesseln (weak, third-person singular present fesselt, past tense fesselte, past participle gefesselt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to chain, to bind
  2. to rivet (someone's attention), to captivate

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • fesseln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • fesseln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • fesseln” in Duden online
  • fesseln” in OpenThesaurus.de