horten

See also: Horten and hörten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German *horten, horden, from Old High German *hortōn, from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀdōn (“to hoard”), equivalent to Hort (“shelter, refuge, haven”) +‎ -en. Cognate with Old English hordian (whence English hoard).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔʁtən/, [ˈhɔɐ̯tn̩]
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Verb

horten (weak, third-person singular present hortet, past tense hortete, past participle gehortet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to hoard, to gather (a large quantity)
    Synonym: hamstern

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Hortung

Further reading

  • “horten” in Duden online
  • “horten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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