gären
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɛːʁən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeːʁən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: gä‧ren
Etymology 1
From a merger of:
- (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German jern, gern, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German jesan, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *jesaną
- (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German jesen, gesen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German jerien, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *jazjaną.
Related to Gischt. Not related to garen.
Verb
- (intransitive) to ferment
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Weakening of the strong verb gären.
Verb
- (impersonal, intransitive, figuratively) to be agitated; to seethe
- Seit der letzten Niederlage gärte es in der Mannschaft gewaltig.
- Since the last defeat has there been great agitation among the team.
Conjugation
Further reading
- “gären” in Duden online