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zergen.

to tease, provoke, pester

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtsɛrɡən/[ˈt͡sɛʁ.ɡŋ̍][ˈt͡sɛɐ̯-][-ɡ(ə)n]
  1. to tease, provoke, pester

    dialectal · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German zergen, from Old High German zergen, from Proto-West Germanic *targijan, from Proto-Germanic *targijaną. Cognate with Dutch tergen, Low German targen, English tarry.

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