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grasen
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See also: gräsen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German grasen, from Old High German grasōn, from Proto-West Germanic *grasōn, from Proto-Germanic *grasōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
grasen (weak, third-person singular present grast, past tense graste, past participle gegrast, auxiliary haben)
- to graze
- Synonym: weiden
- Ein Schaf grast, zwei schauen sich um
- One sheep grazes, two others look around.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Graser
- abgrasen
- ausgrasen
- übergrasen
- vergrasen
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English grasian, from Proto-Germanic *grasōną; equivalent to gras + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
grasen
- To graze; to consume grass.
Conjugation
1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: graze
References
- “grāsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 May 2018.
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