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vergelten.

to retaliate

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɛʁˈɡɛltən/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛltn̩]
  1. to retaliate

    class-3 · strong
  2. to reward

    class-3 · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vergëlten, from Old High German firgëltan, from Proto-West Germanic *frageldan, from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną, equivalent to ver- + gelten (“to be worth”). Cognate with English foryield, Dutch vergelden.

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