trenzen

== German == === Alternative forms === trensen === Etymology === From Middle High German trehenen, trehenen, according to Duden, ultimately formed from the root of Träne (“tear”), presumably with the connection being to crying. However, compare Dutch drenzen (“to moan”), which rather goes back to Proto-West Germanic *drānu (“drone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʁɛnt͡sən/ Rhymes: -ɛnt͡sən === Verb === trenzen (weak, third-person singular present trenzt, past tense trenzte, past participle getrenzt, auxiliary haben) (obsolete or dialectal) to breathe in heavy sequence Synonyms: ächzen, stöhnen, seufzen, schnauben (hunting) said of deer, to make a sequence not particularly loud broken tones Synonyms: orgeln, röhren, schreien, schmälen, schelten (Austria, Bavaria) to sob, to weep (Austria, Bavaria) to salivate, to drool ==== Conjugation ==== === References === === Further reading === “trenzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “trenzen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “trenzen” in Duden online “trenzen”, in Ostarrichi, 2007