grasen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German grasen, from Old High German grason, from Proto-Germanic *grasōną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁaːzn̩/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

grasen (weak, third-person singular present grast, past tense graste, past participle gegrast, auxiliary haben)

  1. to graze
    Synonym: weiden
    Ein Schaf grast, zwei schauen sich um
    One sheep grazes, two others look around.

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Further reading[edit]

  • grasen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • grasen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • grasen” in Duden online

Middle English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old English grasian, from Proto-Germanic *grasōną; equivalent to gras +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

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Verb[edit]

grasen

  1. To graze; to consume grass.

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: graze

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