- getenge
- adj w.d. near to, close to, pressing upon, resting on, oppressing; oppressing, burdensome
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
getenge
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To make it tough — Tough Tough, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE. tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.] 1. Having the quality of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tough — Tough, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE. tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.] 1. Having the quality of flexibility… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tougher — Tough Tough, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE. tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.] 1. Having the quality of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toughest — Tough Tough, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE. tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.] 1. Having the quality of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zäh — zähflüssig; dickflüssig; viskos (fachsprachlich); pappig (umgangssprachlich); klebrig; belastbar; fest; ehern; robust; stabil; … Universal-Lexikon
zäh — Adj std. (9. Jh.), mhd. zæh(e), ahd. zāh, mndd. tē(ge), mndl. taey Stammwort. Aus wg. * tāhu , älter * tanhu , auch in ae. tōh. Hierzu vielleicht mit grammatischem Wechsel as. bitengi drückend , ae. getenge nahe befindlich, verwandt . Herkunft… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
zäh — »fest (zusammenklebend); hart, widerstandsfähig; ausdauernd; langsam, mühsam, schleppend«: Die Herkunft der westgerm. Adjektive mhd. zæ̅he, ahd. zāhi, niederl. taai, anders gebildet mhd., ahd. zāch, engl. tough ist unsicher. Vielleicht sind sie … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
denk̂- — denk̂ English meaning: to bite Deutsche Übersetzung: “beißen” Note: Root denk ̂ : “to bite” derived from Illyr. derivative of Root ĝembh , ĝmb̥ h : “to bite; tooth” common Illyr. ĝ > d phonetic mutatIon. Material: O.Ind … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
