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rosten

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See also: Rosten, rösten, and Rösten

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German rosten, from Old High German rostēn. Equivalent to Rost +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔstən/, [ˈʁɔstn̩]
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Verb

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rosten (weak, third-person singular present rostet, past tense rostete, past participle gerostet, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to rust
    Synonym: korrodieren

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • rosten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • rosten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • rosten” in Duden online
  • rosten” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French rostir, from Frankish *rōstijan, from Proto-Germanic *raustijaną; equivalent to roste (roast) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rosten

  1. To roast or grill; to cook over a griddle:
    1. To roast meat; to cook meat by roasting.
    2. To cook other foods by roasting.
    3. To torture with heat; to place under fire.
  2. To make warm, roasted or cooked; to scorch.
  3. (rare) To be tortured with heat.
  4. (rare) To sear or parch; to make dry or parched.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: roast
  • Scots: roast

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Spanish

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Verb

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rosten

  1. third-person plural present indicative of rostir

Swedish

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Noun

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rosten

  1. definite singular of rost

Anagrams

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