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wehren.

to defend oneself

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈveːʁən/[ˈveːʁən][ˈveːɐ̯n]
  1. to defend oneself

    reflexive · weak
    sich gegen Vorwürfe wehren
    Ich wollte mich doch nur wehren.
  2. to prevent the spread of something, to fight

    archaic · weak
    Wehret den Anfängen!
  3. to deny, to prevent someone from doing something

    obsolete · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German weren, from Old High German werien, from Proto-West Germanic *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

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