schmiegen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German smiegen, from Old High German smiogan (“to pull up, contract, snuggle”), from Proto-West Germanic *smeugan, from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmiːɡən/
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  • Hyphenation: schmie‧gen

Verb

schmiegen (weak, third-person singular present schmiegt, past tense schmiegte, past participle geschmiegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to nestle up

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “schmiegen” in Duden online
  • “schmiegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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