אויסשמעקן

Yiddish

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Etymology

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אויס־ (oys-) +‎ שמעקן (shmekn).

Verb

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אויסשמעקן (oysshmekn) (past participle אויסגעשמעקט (oysgeshmekt))

  1. to smell out, sniff out
  2. to ferret out

Conjugation

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References

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