gerben

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), gerwen, garwen, from Old High German garawen, from Proto-West Germanic *garwijan. Related with gar (“cooked, ready”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛʁbən/, [ˈɡɛɐ̯bm̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ger‧ben

Verb

gerben (weak, third-person singular present gerbt, past tense gerbte, past participle gegerbt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to tan (prepare hide)
  2. (dated) to beat, spank, tan
  3. (obsolete, vulgar) to fuck (have sexual intercourse with)
  4. (obsolete) to crush and decorticate grains

Conjugation

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