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wetzen.

to whet, to sharpen

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvɛt͡sən/[ˈvɛt͡sn̩]
  1. to whet, to sharpen

    weak
    Ich habe die Messer gewetzt.
  2. to preen, rub

    weak
  3. to dash, run someplace hurriedly

    colloquial · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wetzen, from Old High German wezzen, hwezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną (“to incite, sharpen”). Cognate with English whet.

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