erwürgen

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (transitive, weak) to strangle (choke someone to death)
  2. (obsolete, weak) to kill violently, to slay, murder

Frequenza

C2
Dialetti

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Canton Basilea Campagna

verwiirge

Canton Basilea Campagna

Canton Basilea Campagna

verwoorge

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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ɛʁˈvʏʁɡən/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle High German erwürgen, from Old High German irwurgen. Equivalent to er- + würgen (“to choke”). The main sense has always been “strangle”. In Early Modern German it was generalised to “kill, murder”, but this use was shortlived.

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