schweißen

See also: Schweißen

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German sweiʒen, sweizen (to roast, to weld), from Old High German sweizen (to roast), from Proto-Germanic *swaitijaną, causative of etymology 2.

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Verb

schweißen (weak, third-person singular present schweißt, past tense schweißte, past participle geschweißt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to weld
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Descendants
  • Afrikaans: sweis

Etymology 2

From Middle High German sweizen (to sweat, bleed), from Old High German *sweizan, from Proto-Germanic *swaitaną. Cognate with Luxembourgish schweessen (to sweat), Dutch zweten (to sweat), English sweat.

Alternative forms

Verb

schweißen (weak, third-person singular present schweißt, past tense schweißte, past participle geschweißt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (obsolete) to sweat
    Synonym: schwitzen
  2. (specialist, hunting) to bleed
    Synonym: bluten
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