erhängen

German

Etymology

er- +‎ hängen

Pronunciation
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Verb

erhängen (weak or class 7 strong, third-person singular present erhängt, past tense erhängte or (colloquial) erhing, past participle erhängt or (colloquial) erhangen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to hang someone (to execute by hanging)
    Synonyms: hängen, aufhängen, henken
  2. (reflexive) to hang oneself (to commit suicide by hanging)
    Synonym: aufhängen

Usage notes
  • The verb is predominantly weak. Strong forms are now chiefly colloquial.

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “erhängen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “erhängen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “erhängen” in Duden online
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