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ankern

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See also: Ankern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ankern, synchronically analyzed as Anker + -n.

Pronunciation

Verb

ankern (weak, third-person singular present ankert, past tense ankerte, past participle geankert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to anchor

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ankern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ankern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ankern” in Duden online
  • ankern” in OpenThesaurus.de
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West Flemish

Etymology

Related to Dutch hunkeren (to crave) and English hanker (to crave).

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Verb

ankern

  1. to long for, crave

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