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krenken.

to damage, to hurt

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkrɛŋ.kə(n)/
  1. to damage, to hurt

    transitive
  2. to miff, to insult

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch crenken, crinken; related to krank (“sick, ill”). Equivalent to krank (“sick, ill”) + -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut. Cognate with German kränken.

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