reiben
See also: Reiben
German
Etymology
From Middle High German rīben, from Old High German rīban, from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną. Cognate with Hunsrik reive, Dutch wrijven. Compare English ribald.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive or intransitive) to rub; to chafe
- sich die Augen reiben — “to rub one’s eyes”
- 2003, Obsidian Voice, Schatten der Vergangenheit
- Ich reib mir die Augen mit Zucker und Lügen
- und taumle bewußtlos während ich lache.
- I rub my eyes with sugar and lies
- and stagger senseless as I laugh.
- (transitive) to grate
- Äpfel reiben
- to grate apples
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
- “reiben” in Duden online
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