dwingan

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Old High German

Alternative forms

  • thuuingan, duuingan, tuuingan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þwingan

Verb

dwingan

  1. constrict, tie (together)
  2. suppress, subjugate, cast down
  3. squeeze, compress, restrict
  4. force, coerce
  5. tame, subdue, restrain
  6. harass

Derived terms

  • dwang
  • dwengen
  • dwing
  • dwinganto
  • dwingnussi
  • gidwunganlīhho
  • gidwungano
  • gidwunganī
  • ungidwungan

Descendants

  • Middle High German: twingen, dwingen
    • German: zwingen

References

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