verrücken

See also: Verrücken

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verrücken, verrucken, virrucken, verrocken, ferrücken, ferrucken, from Old High German firrucken, firrukken, from Proto-West Germanic *frarukkijan, equivalent to ver- +‎ rücken (to move). Cognate with Middle Low German vörrücken (> German Low German verrücken), Dutch verrukken, Saterland Frisian ferrukke, ferrukje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐˈʁʏkən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧rü‧cken

Verb

verrücken (weak, third-person singular present verrückt, past tense verrückte, past participle verrückt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to shift, to move by pushing
    Die Bank ist am Boden verankert und lässt sich nicht verrücken.
    The bench is anchored to the ground and can't be moved.

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