Verschärfung
Meaning
- tightening, intensification
- Holtzmann's law: a sound change whereby Proto-Germanic *jj became ddj in Gothic and ggj in Old Norse, while *ww became ggw in both Gothic and Old Norse.
Hyphenated as
Ver‧schär‧fung
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛʁˈʃɛʁfʊŋ/
Etymology
verschärfen + -ung; see Danish skærpe and skærpelse for a similar metaphor.
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