hetzen

German (Berlin)

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (transitive) to chase; to pursue
  • to sic, to set upon of dogs etc.
  • (intransitive) to agitate
  • (intransitive) to be in a hurry, to hustle

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hetzen (drive, rush, hunt) inherited from Old High German hezzen (pursue, hunt) inherited from *hattjan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hatjaną (attack, persecute, hunt down, pursue, hate, hunt, rush).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hatjaną

Gloss

attack, persecute, hunt down, pursue, hate, hunt, rush

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

攻, 伐, 撃, 討

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