erwürgen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to strangle (choke someone to death)
- (obsolete, weak) to kill violently, to slay, murder
Concepts
Synonyms
den Hals umdrehen
den Hals um drehen
Translations
estrangular
neerslaan
soffocare
étrangler
boğmak
estrangularFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
verwiirge
Basel-Landschaft
verwoorge
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛʁˈvʏʁɡən/
Etymology
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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