German

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Etymology

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ent- +‎ schlafen

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Verb

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entschlafen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present entschläft, past tense entschlief, past participle entschlafen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (poetic, euphemistic, death) to fall asleep (often in the phrase: sanft entschlafen)
    Synonym: versterben

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