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reihen.

to line up; to arrange (according to some structure)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁaɪ̯ɘn//ʁaɪ̯n/
  1. to line up; to arrange (according to some structure)

    transitive · weak
  2. to line up; to follow one after another

    reflexive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rīhen, from Old High German rīhan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīhan, from Proto-Germanic *rīhaną; in the sense ‘to tack, to crimp’ possibly influenced by Old High German *rīhan (attested past participle girigan), from Proto-West Germanic *wrīhan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīhaną.

verb/ʁaɪ̯ɘn//ʁaɪ̯n/
  1. to tack, to crimp (to sew/baste on loosely, with wide stitches)

    class-1 · strong · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rīhen, from Old High German rīhan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīhan, from Proto-Germanic *rīhaną; in the sense ‘to tack, to crimp’ possibly influenced by Old High German *rīhan (attested past participle girigan), from Proto-West Germanic *wrīhan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīhaną.

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