verwitwen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German verwitwen, verwitewen, from Old High German firwituwēn. By surface analysis, ver +‎ Witwe +‎ -n. The past participle is continued as adjective verwitwet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪtvən] Hyphenation: ver‧wit‧wen === Verb === verwitwen (weak, third-person singular present verwitwet, past tense verwitwete, past participle verwitwet, auxiliary sein or haben) (transitive, obsolete) to widow someone, to make someone a widow or widower (intransitive, obsolete) to become a widow or widower ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “verwitwen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “verwitwen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.