Yiddish

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Etymology

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אָנ־ (on-) +‎ רײַסן (raysn). Compare German anreißen (to tear, to pluck).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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אָנרײַסן (onraysn) (past participle אָנגעריסן (ongerisn))

  1. to pick flowers
  2. to gather (in quantity)
  3. to fill by picking
  4. to become sore, infected
  5. (with בײַ (bay), of a performance) to become a hit with
  6. (with די אויערן (di oyern)) to tweak the ear of

Conjugation

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אָנרײַסן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN