reuten

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German riuten, from Old High German riuten. Related with Middle High German roten, roden, whence modern roden. Also distantly related with rauben, raufen, and rau.

Verb

reuten (third-person singular simple present reutet, past tense reutete, past participle gereutet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic, regional, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) to clear woods; to make arable
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • roden (originally northern; now generally predominant)

Etymology 2

Verb

reuten

  1. (obsolete, rare) Alternative spelling of reiten

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