פֿאַרדײַען

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German verdouwen, verdöuwen, from Old High German firthouwen, firthewen. By surface analysis, פֿאַר־ (far-) +‎ טײַען (tayen, to conceal, to thaw). Compare German verdauen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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פֿאַרדײַען (fardayen) (past participle פֿאַרדײַט (fardayt))

  1. to digest
    Synonym: פֿאַרדייען (fardeyen)

Conjugation

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿאַרדײַען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “digest”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN