laben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German laben, from Old High German labōn, from West Proto-Germanic *labōną, likely from Latin lavāre (to wash).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlaːbən], [ˈlaːbn̩], [ˈlaːbm̩]
  • Hyphenation: la‧ben

Verb

laben (third-person singular simple present labt, past tense labte, past participle gelabt, auxiliary haben) (formal, chiefly reflexive)

  1. to refresh with, to enliven by exposing to, to let feast [+ an (etwas) = on]

Conjugation

Further reading

  • laben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • laben in Duden online
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