jagen

Dutch

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Dutch *jagon, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːɣə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ja‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɣən

Verb

jagen

  1. (transitive) to hunt
  2. (transitive) to tug (a boat) (not by other vessels)
  3. (ergative) to move quickly

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: jaag
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: jagi
  • Negerhollands: jaak, jaag, ak
  • Aukan: yaki
  • Kwinti: jagi
  • Papiamentu: yag, jaag
  • Saramaccan: jáka
  • Sranan Tongo: yagi, yagigwe, djaggi
    • Caribbean Javanese: yagi, ngyagi

German

Etymology

From Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːɡən/, [ˈjaːɡŋ̩]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Hyphenation: ja‧gen

Verb

jagen (weak, third-person singular present jagt, past tense jagte, past participle gejagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, hunting) to hunt (game)
  2. (transitive) to chase, chase after (to follow at speed)
  3. (transitive with durch or in) to thrust, pierce
    jemandem eine Kugel durchs Herz jagento thrust a bullet through someone's heart
  4. (intransitive) to rush, hustle
    Synonym: hetzen
    Franz jagt im komplett verfahrlosten Taxi quer durch Bayern. (common German pangram, not including äöüß)
    Franz rushes all across Bavaria in a completely dilapidated taxi.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading

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

German Low German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Saxon jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɒːɡən/, /jɔːɡən/

Verb

jagen

  1. (intransitive) to hunt

Inflection

Forms from Fritz Reuter:

  • 3rd ps. sg. indicative present: jöggt, jagt
  • 3rd ps. sg. indicative preterite: jog
  • 3rd ps. pl. indicative preterite: jogen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *jagon, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Verb

jāgen

  1. to hunt, to chase, to pursue
  2. to hunt (animals)
  3. to drive forward, to impel
  4. to persue (a goal), to strive for
  5. to hurry

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Limburgish: jage
  • Zealandic: jaege

Further reading

  • jaghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), jagen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon jagon, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn.

Pronunciation

  • (originally) IPA(key): /jaːɣən/

Verb

jāgen

  1. to hunt, to chase

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
    • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Old Norse: jaga
    • Faroese: jaga
    • Old Danish: jæge
    • Swedish: jaga
    • Gutnish: jage, jaga, jag'
    • Middle English: *yagen, *yawen
      • >? English: yaw
      • Scots: yaag
      • Scots: yaggle
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