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wappnen.

to prepare oneself, to arm oneself

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvapnən/
  1. to prepare oneself, to arm oneself

    reflexive · weak
    Wir müssen uns für den Ernstfall wappnen.
  2. to arm

    archaic · weak
Where this word comes from

From Wappen, which now means only “coat of arms”, but originally also meant “weapon”. Compare bewaffnen, a native High German cognate (sans the prefix), and the dated waffnen.

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