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garen.

yarn, thread

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɣaːrə(n)/
  1. yarn, thread

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch garen, from Old Dutch *garn, from Proto-West Germanic *garn.

verb/ˈɣaːrə(n)/
  1. to collect, to gather

    archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

Syncopic form of earlier gaderen, from Middle Dutch gāderen, from Old Dutch *gadaron, from Proto-West Germanic *gadurōn.

verb/ˈɣaːrə(n)/
  1. to make/become ready (cooked)

    ergative
Where this word comes from

From gaar + -en.

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