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erlegen.

causative of erliegen: to make succumb

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛɐ̯ˈleːɡŋ̩//ɛɐ̯ˈleːɡən/
  1. causative of erliegen: to make succumb

    causative · form-of · weak
  2. to hunt down (wild game)

    formal · weak
  3. to cull (livestock)

    euphemistic · weak
  4. to pay a sum of money

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German erleggen, from Old High German arleggen, irleccen, from Proto-Germanic *uzlagjaną. Equivalent to er- + legen. Cognate with English allay.

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