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scherzen

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See also: Scherzen and schërzen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schërzen, from Old High German *skërzan (“to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest”), from Proto-Germanic *skertaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛʁt͡sn̩/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: scher‧zen

Verb

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scherzen (weak, third-person singular present scherzt, past tense scherzte, past participle gescherzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to joke; to jest; to frolic

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • → Danish: skærtse

Further reading

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  • “scherzen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
  • “scherzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “scherzen” in Duden online
  • “scherzen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle High German

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old High German *skërzan, from Proto-West Germanic *skertan, from Proto-Germanic *skertaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈʃɛrt͡sən/

Verb

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schërzen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schirzet, past tense scharz, past participle geschorzen, past subjunctive schürze, auxiliary hān)

  1. to cut [with accusative ‘something’] off
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old High German *skërzan from Proto-West Germanic *skertan, from Proto-Germanic *skertaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈʃɛrt͡sən/

Verb

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schërzen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schirzet, past tense scharz, past participle geschorzen, past subjunctive schürze, auxiliary hān)

  1. to jump merrily, to hop
  2. to enjoy oneself
  3. to joke, to jest, to kid, to fool
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Descendants
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