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lenzen.

to become spring

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlɛn.(t)sən/[ˈlɛn.t͡sn̩][-t͡sən][-sn̩]
  1. to become spring

    archaic · impersonal · poetic · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German lenzen, from lenze (“spring”).

verb/ˈlɛn.(t)sən/[ˈlɛn.t͡sn̩][-t͡sən][-sn̩]
  1. to be idle; to hang out

    colloquial · weak
Where this word comes from

Backformation from faulenzen (“to be idle”), originally unrelated to Lenz above, but associated with it. Compare the expression fauler Lenz or lauer Lenz (“period of idleness”).

verb/ˈlɛn.(t)sən/[ˈlɛn.t͡sn̩][-t͡sən][-sn̩]
  1. to pump out or drain a ship

    weak
Where this word comes from

19th century, derived from Dutch lens (“slack, empty”, also “dry”, of a ship).

verb/ˈlɛn.(t)sən/[ˈlɛn.t͡sn̩][-t͡sən][-sn̩]
  1. to sail slowly in front the wind

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German lensen. Cognate with Dutch lenzen. Perhaps from the same adjective as under etymology 3, though this is not certain.

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