vergelten

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German firgeltan, from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną, equivalent to ver- +‎ gelten (“to be worth”). Cognate with English foryield, Dutch vergelden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈɡɛltən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛltn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧gel‧ten

Verb

vergelten (class 3 strong, third-person singular present vergilt, past tense vergalt, past participle vergolten, past subjunctive vergälte or vergölte, auxiliary haben)

  1. to retaliate
  2. to reward

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “vergelten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “vergelten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “vergelten” in Duden online
  • “vergelten” in OpenThesaurus.de
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