verschlingen
German (Berlin)
/fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- to devour
Etymology
Prefix from German schlingen (wind, twist, swing, swallow food without chewing, twine, gobble down without chewing).
Origin
German (Berlin)
schlingen
Gloss
wind, twist, swing, swallow food without chewing, twine, gobble down without chewing
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
風
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Verschlinger German
- schlingen German
- umschlingen German
- verslinden Dutch, Flemish
- verslinden Middle Dutch
- slingen Middle High German