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muffen
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Danish
Noun
muffen
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Low German muffen (“to have a moldy smell”), of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to modder (“mud”), from Proto-Germanic *muþraz (“sediment”). However, compare Old High German *muff (“mold”).
Verb
muffen (weak, third-person singular present mufft, past tense muffte, past participle gemufft, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to have a moldy smell
- (colloquial, generalized) to stink
- Synonym: (colloquial) miefen
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Denominal from Muffe.
Verb
muffen (weak, third-person singular present mufft, past tense muffte, past participle gemufft, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Swedish
Noun
muffen
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