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ranzen
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See also: Ranzen
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate to English rant. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
ranzen (weak, third-person singular present ranzt, past tense ranzte, past participle geranzt, auxiliary haben)
- (obsolete, intransitive) to romp, to frolic (to move about energetically, to jump around)
- 1901, John Henry Mackay, Der Schwimmer:
- Er selbst, der Sieger, war unfähig, sie zu lesen. Die Buchstaben flimmerten und ranzten vor seinen Augen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (hunting, of animals) to be in heat, to copulate
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Etymology 2
Perhaps related to raunzen.
Verb
ranzen (weak, third-person singular present ranzt, past tense ranzte, past participle geranzt, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to bark, to speak aggressively to; to push around
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- anranzen
Further reading
- “ranzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “ranzen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “ranzen (Jägersprache)” in Duden online
- “ranzen (befehlen)” in Duden online
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