German

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Etymology

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From Old High German irteilen, equivalent to er- +‎ teilen.

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Verb

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erteilen (weak, third-person singular present erteilt, past tense erteilte, past participle erteilt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive) to issue to; to give to (especially orders)
    einen Befehl erteilento give (someone) an order
    eine Absage erteilento turn (someone) down
  2. (law) to grant

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