verbannen

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to banish, exile
  2. (archaic, transitive) to consecrate, to dedicate to God and remove from human use

verbannen

  1. (transitive) to banish, exile
  2. (archaic, transitive) to consecrate, to dedicate to God and remove from human use

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɛrˈbɑ.nə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch verbannen, from Old Dutch *firbannan, from Proto-West Germanic *frabannan. Equivalent to ver- + bannen. Compare German verbannen and English forban.

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