vergelten

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See also: Vergelten

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vergelten, from Old High German firgeltan, from Proto-West Germanic *frageldan, from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną, equivalent to ver- +‎ gelten (to be worth). Cognate with English foryield, Dutch vergelden.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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