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ritzen.

to scratch

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʁɪt͡sən/[ˈʁɪt͡sn̩]

  1. to scratch

    weak
    Sie ritzten ihre Namen in die Rinde der Weide.

  2. to cut oneself

    reflexive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ritzen, *rizzen (in combinations), from the fusion of Old High German rizzen (from Proto-West Germanic *rittjan (“to tear, cut”)) and Old High German rizzōn, rezzōn (“to scratch; tear; cut; incise”) (from riz (“scoring; crack; incision; impression; stroke; character, letter”)). Compare Middle Low German ritten (“to tear, rip, rupture, nick”), Middle English ritten (“to cut; tear open; slit”), whence English dialectal rit (“to scratch; rip; slit”).

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