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rüsten.

to equip, to arm

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʁʏstən/[ˈʁʏstn̩]
  1. to equip, to arm

    weak
  2. to prepare, make ready

    Switzerland · transitive · weak
    einen Salat rüsten
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rüsten, from Old High German rusten, hrusten (“prepare, adorn”) (8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *hrustijan, cognate with Old English hyrstan (“equip, adorn”), root-cognate with Greek κρύπτω (krúptō, “cover, conceal”).

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