wappnen

German

Etymology

From Wappen, which now means only “coat of arms”, but originally also meant “weapon”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvapnən/
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  • Hyphenation: wapp‧nen

Verb

wappnen (third-person singular simple present wappnet, past tense wappnete, past participle gewappnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) To prepare oneself, to arm oneself (for something).
  2. (dated) to arm

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