abirren

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ irren. Probably a Calque of Latin aberrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌɪʁən/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ir‧ren

Verb

abirren (weak, third-person singular present irrt ab, past tense irrte ab, past participle abgeirrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to wander off
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Psalm 119:10 (with KJV translation)
      Ich suche dich von ganzem Herzen; laß mich nicht abirren von deinen Geboten.
      With my whole heart have I sought thee; Oh, let me not wander from thy commandments.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • abirren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abirren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abirren” in Duden online