stutzen

See also: stützen and Stützen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stutzen (“to scare away”). Cognate with Dutch stuiten (“to check, rebound”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. obsolete form of stoßen
2. (archaic or lofty) to be a coxcomb, to floss, to ball (to be a Stutzer)
3. to cut short, to trim
4. to stop short

Derived terms

• Stutzbart
• stutzig
• Stutzuhr

Further reading

• “stutzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “stutzen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.