starren
Meaning
- (intransitive, weak) to stare, to gaze
- (intransitive, weak) to be full (of), to be covered (with), to teem (with)
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
beegge
Basel-Landschaft
boole
Basel-Landschaft
gluure
Basel-Landschaft
stiere
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtarən/
Etymology
In summary
A merger of two related verbs: # Middle High German staren, from Old High German starēn (“to stare”), from Proto-West Germanic *starēn (“to be fixed, be rigid”); # Middle High German starren, from Old High German storrēn (“to be stiff”), from Proto-Germanic *starjaną (“to be fixed, be rigid”).
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