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erhängen

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German

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Etymology

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    er- +‎ hängen

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Verb

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    erhängen (weak or class 7 strong, third-person singular present erhängt, past tense erhängte or (colloquial) erhing, past participle erhängt or (colloquial) erhangen, auxiliary haben)

    1. (transitive) to hang someone (to execute by hanging)
      Synonyms: hängen, aufhängen, henken
    2. (reflexive) to hang oneself (to commit suicide by hanging)
      Synonym: aufhängen

    Usage notes

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    • The verb is predominantly weak. Strong forms are now chiefly colloquial.

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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    • erhängen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • erhängen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • erhängen” in Duden online