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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

erlesen.

to select, to choose

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛʁˈleːzən/
  1. to select, to choose

    archaic · class-5 · strong · transitive
  2. to work out, to acquire understanding of (by reading the text where the topic is laid out)

    class-5 · strong · transitive · uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German erlësen, from Old High German irlësan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀlesan. By surface analysis, er- + lesen.

adj/ɛʁˈleːzən/
  1. choice, select (picked with care such as to only contain the highest quality goods or people of the highest standing)

    transitive
    eine erlesene Elite
    erlesene Speisen
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