🪨

steinigen

Meaning

to stone (usually to death); to lapidate

Concepts

pelt with stones

stone to death

Synonyms

mit Steinen bewerfen

etwas mit Gewalt werfen

Frequency

37k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪɡən/
Etymology

Stein (“stone”) + -igen. Displacing Middle High German steinen, from Old High German steinōn.

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes