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dreschen
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German dreschen, from Old High German dreskan, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną. Compare Low German dörschen, Dutch dorsen, English thresh, Danish tærske.
Pronunciation
Verb
dreschen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present drischt, past tense drosch, past participle gedroschen, past subjunctive drösche, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to thresh; to thrash
Conjugation
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German dreschen, from Old High German dreskan, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną. Cognate with German dreschen, English thresh, Dutch dorsen, Icelandic þreskja.
Pronunciation
Verb
dreschen (third-person singular present drescht, past participle gedresch, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to thresh
Conjugation
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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