eilen.
to hurry, to rush (on foot, in a determined and purposeful manner)
Meaning & usage
to hurry, to rush (on foot, in a determined and purposeful manner)
Ich eilte zum Bahnhof.
jemandem zu Hilfe eilen
to hurry, to hasten, to rush
to be urgent
Es eilt!
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German īlen, from Old High German īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan (“to make haste, hasten”).
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