irregehen

German

Etymology

irre + gehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪʁəˌɡeːən/
  • Hyphenation: ir‧re‧ge‧hen

Verb

irregehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht irre, past tense ging irre, past participle irregegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to go astray
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Deuteronomy 22:1 (with KJV translation)
      Wenn du deines Bruders Ochsen oder Schaf siehst irregehen, so sollst du dich nicht entziehen von ihnen, sondern sollst sie wieder zu deinem Bruder führen.
      Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.

Conjugation

Further reading

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