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kreißen

kreißen

See also: kreissen

German

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Verb

kreißen ‎(third-person singular simple present kreißt, past tense kreißte, past participle gekreißt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic) to moan, groan in pain
  2. (childbirth) to wail or cry out in labour

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Etymology

From Middle High German krīzen ‎(“to cry aloud, shout, groan”), from Old High German *krīzan, from Proto-Germanic *krītaną, *krīstaną, *krīskaną ‎(“to cry out, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *greyd- ‎(“to shout”). Akin to Middle Low German krīten ‎(“to cry out”), Middle Dutch crīten, krīten ‎(“to cry, cry out”), Dutch krijsen ‎(“to shriek, cry out”), Latin crīdāre ‎(“to cry out, proclaim”). More at cry.

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