Verhaft

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German

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, ver- +‎ Haft.

Noun

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Verhaft m (strong, genitive Verhaftes or Verhafts, no plural)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of Haft f (custody)
    • 1787, Friedrich Schiller, Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien, 5. Akt, 5. Auftritt; republished as R. D. Boylan, transl., (Please provide a date or year):
      Prinz Carlos, / Verbreitet man, sei in Verhaft genommen, / Sein Leben in Gefahr.
      [] and reports are spread / That Carlos is a prisoner—that his life / Is threatened.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Verhaft” in Duden online
  • Verhaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache