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erblicken
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See also: Erblicken
German
Etymology
From Middle High German erblicken, from Old High German irblikken. Equivalent to er- + blicken.
Pronunciation
Verb
erblicken (weak, third-person singular present erblickt, past tense erblickte, past participle erblickt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to sight, catch sight of
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- das Licht der Welt erblicken
- Erblicken
Further reading
- “erblicken” in Duden online
- “erblicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “erblicken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “erblicken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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