gerben

Meaning

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

Concepts

tan

Synonyms

walken

anschnauzen

Beize

bräunen

dreschen

Prügel

prügeln

Schmorbraten

Tracht

verhauen

verprügeln

Zubereitung

hellbraun

abhärten

lohen

Translations

looien

leerlooien

tanen

tanner

curtir

conciare

tabaklamak

abadanar

curtir

adobo

broncear

zurra

zurrar

curtimiento

sepilemek

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

gäärbe

Basel-Landschaft

liidere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɛʁbən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: gerben

Inherited from Old High German: garawen

In summary

From Middle High German gerben, gerwen, garwen, from Old High German garawen, from Proto-West Germanic *garwijan. Related with gar (“cooked, ready”).